For the third and final concert in the Jazz Series, jazz bands at Southeast Missouri State University aim to break the stereotype of jazz. Classic big band jazz is classic for a reason, but Dr. Robert ...

Jazz performed by a string quartet? At first glance the two would seem mutually exclusive -- until Turtle Island Quartet showed the world how it could be done. Turtle Island Quartet, which played at ...

Refugee of You; So it Goes; Naima; Crossover; Rising Tide The band’s name hints at the style of the music: an intersection of modern jazz and contemporary straight-beat influences. The group performs ...

Crossover—the word reached my desk with startling and annoying regularity when I edited Jazziz magazine during the late 1990s. Judging from the articles and reviews submitted by critics of widely ...

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Classical music that has been influenced by jazz comes in many guises. This concert features a few examples, including diverse works such as "Concerto 2/3" by Otar Gordeli, "Ven a mis Brazos 2/3" by ...

The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers are in the middle of Game 2 on Thursday evening. During the game, Donovan Mitchell had an incredible crossover, and the clip of the highlight can be seen in a ...

Orbert Davis is a history buff. When this Chicago trumpeter, bandleader, and composer funnels his prodigious creative energy towards a new project, he’s usually tackling — or, really, bear-hugging — ...

Ramsey Lewis, a pianist who sustained connections between jazz and popular music at a time when those bonds often seemed fragile and imperiled, died on Monday in Chicago, his hometown. He was 87. His ...