This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Enrico Nicola Mancini was born on April 16, 1924, in ...

Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground was quite a fan of jazz. In fact, he enjoyed the unique perspective of jazz and its freedom. Free-form jazz, specifically, could have easily inspired unique (and ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan that includes famed performer sons Wynton and Branford, has died after battling pneumonia brought ...

Jazz legend Miles Davis was only a teenager when he picked up the trumpet. The same is true for Justin Varnes. Varnes was still in high school, playing in his school band, when on Sept. 28, 1991, he ...

This is the story of William James “Count” Basie, one of the most famous jazz musicians who ever lived. Born into an African American family of musicians in Red Bank, New Jersey, in 1904, Basie was ...

Toledo has historically been a stop for jazz musicians, especially those traveling between Chicago and Detroit. For almost 90 years, the Peacock Café has been a spot that resonates with musicians.

International Jazz Day is observed every year on April 30 to honour jazz music and its power to bring people together. In 2025, this global celebration will once again highlight how jazz promotes ...

Coming from a country constantly forcing us to live day by day, our drive is to convey emotions of the present moment. Lebanon is known for many things—its lush valleys, a fertile coastal plain and a ...

The Israeli Jazz project by French photographer Raphael Perez introduces the world to something it may not fully be aware of—Israeli jazz musicians who have made a name for themselves. And there are ...