Grammy-nominated saxophonist Kirk Whalum has masterfully bridged the realms of spiritual and contemporary jazz throughout his illustrious career. In an intimate conversation with Munson Steed at Star ...

When someone talks about "West Coast jazz" or "cool jazz," they're almost invariably referring to a style performed by jazz musicians in California (and primarily in Los Angeles) in the '50s and early ...

Lee Konitz, an alto saxophonist who was an exemplar of jazz’s so-called “cool school,” died Wednesday in Manhattan of coronavirus complications, according to his niece, Linda Konitz. Unlike the ...

On a Tuesday night in July, Jonathan Suazo’s nine-piece band crammed into a practice studio at The Record Co. in Boston. Suazo kicked off a bright melody on his alto sax. He bounced on his toes as he ...

It's considered by many to be music's sexiest instrument. Its versatile sound, so like a great singer's voice — sweetly seductive one moment, growling and blustery the next — has become virtually ...

Sultry saxophonist Marion Meadows is cool, and we're not just talking about his Bob Marley-esque dreadlocks or seriously sexy physique that he struts during his live shows. He's the poster child for ...

A Redding doctor wants people to seek therapy — smooth jazz therapy — when his band plays its annual concert later this month at Old City Hall in Redding. Family doctor David Short is the front man ...

It’s easy to feel disconnected from reality amidst the serene ambiance of The Blue Note, the storied jazz club perched just off 6th Avenue in New York City’s West Village. It’s either ironic or ...

Invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was a relative latecomer to music—and to jazz. But starting in the mid-1920s, with the rise of the big bands, the instrument slowly but steadily evolved from ...

If your idea of jazz is a couple of old guys playing great riffs on horns or well-worn guitars, Grace Kelly is about to blow your mind. The 27-year-old Massachusetts native who picked up a saxophone ...