Jul 5, 2007 6:46 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL—A judge canceled Saturday’s Live Earth concert in Rio after officials said the police presence…

Jul 5, 2007 6:07 AM

Chicago songwriter and bassist-turned-violinist Johnny Frigo died Wednesday of complications relating to a fall. He was…

Jul 5, 2007 5:31 AM

The Salt Lake City International Jazz Festival will take place this weekend. The free festival runs Friday–Sunday,…

Jul 3, 2007 7:45 AM

Pop superstar Prince has announced plans to give away his forthcoming album, Planet Earth, in the British tabloid Mail…

Jul 3, 2007 7:29 AM

The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival in will take place Aug. 3–4 in downtown Gresham, Ore., and features the Django Reinhardt…

Jul 3, 2007 6:52 AM

Bill Barber, a jazz tuba innovator who played on Birth Of The Cool and several other Miles Davis albums, died June 18…

Jul 2, 2007 7:22 AM

Pop superstar Prince has announced plans to give away his forthcoming album, Planet Earth, in the British tabloid Mail…

Jul 2, 2007 6:14 AM

Two avant-garde jazz legends—saxophonist-composer Ornette Coleman and pianist-composer Andrew Hill—garnered highest…

Jul 2, 2007 5:43 AM

NEW ORLEANS—Preservation Hall Recordings has announced the release of Made In New Orleans, featuring the Preservation…

Jun 28, 2007 11:16 AM

Icons from the world of rock, blues, reggae, pop and country music have joined together to salute legendary piano man…