Dec 25, 2007 4:14 PM

If Art Tatum was the “God” of the jazz piano, then his protege, Oscar Peterson, was his only-begotten son. Peterson…

Dec 21, 2007 6:57 AM

The Metheny Music Foundation will hold its first major fundraiser on March 7, 2008, at Unity Village in Missouri…

Dec 21, 2007 6:57 AM

Conductor David Berger and the Sultans of Swing, featuring vocalist Champian Fulton, continue their ongoing engagement…

Dec 21, 2007 6:57 AM

Alto saxophonist Frank Morgan died at age 73 of complications from colon cancer at his Minneapolis home on Dec. 14.…

Dec 20, 2007 10:58 AM

President of the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation, George Klabin, has established Los Angeles-based Resonance Records. The…

Dec 20, 2007 10:57 AM

Recipient of a DownBeat 5-star rating for her album Presence, vocalist Lisa Sokolov’s Solo Live DVD was recorded…

Dec 20, 2007 10:57 AM

Vocalists Nancy King, Rebecca Parris and Nancy Kelly are among several jazz vocalists who will perform at Bake’s…

Dec 19, 2007 10:05 AM

Chicago musicians will perform a free musical tribute Dec. 22 to jazz singer Peggy Lee at the Chicago Cultural Center.…

Dec 19, 2007 10:05 AM

Rhonda Hamilton, WBGO-FM announcer, will host this year’s Toast of the Nation New Year’s celebration, live from the…

Dec 19, 2007 10:04 AM

A tribute concert Remembering Ray Barretto will be held Jan. 3, 2008, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in New…