Okonski demonstrates how a good sense of groove can create music that’s both thoughtful and approachable for a broad audience ...

It’s easy to speak in superlatives when discussing The Jazz Groove. It's my daily companion, the music station I go to first, last and always —Bill Thompson, Listener The Jazz Groove is a relatively ...

As ever, drummer Mike Clark refuses to conform to anyone’s expectations on Itai Doshin, set to release October 3—the leader’s 79th birthday—on Wide Hive Records. The celebrated Californian’s second ...

With inspirations from “Mario Kart” to Louis Cole, Super Groove Technology aims to bring heart to jazz fusion. “It (the band’s music) is like CASIOPEA meets Louis Cole meets Vulfpeck,” Blank said. “It ...

Harkening back to their 2017 concert of the same name, the Spokane Jazz Orchestra’s Groove Summit is returning to the Bing Crosby Theater for a jazzy night of standards, newer treatments and a few ...

For its first album recording in nearly a decade, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra set out to make a statement. So it locked its sights onto something especially rich and meaningful: One year ago this ...

*Los Angeles, CA – Compton residents and visitors from surrounding communities gathered once again on the beautiful, manicured lawn of Compton College. This was an overcast, gray day. Fortunately, the ...

Sam Pink’s vision and storied legacy continue to shape Houston’s jazz scene through his Red Cat Jazz Café. It started with a magazine article. Somewhere high above the clouds, Sam Pink was flipping ...

Drummer/band leader Dave Potter will release a new recording, “Retro Groove,” on March 22 via Square Biz Records. A native of North Carolina, Potter began playing drum set in high school and started ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...

The Dos Pueblos Instrumental Music Program will present Jazz in Paradise, its 54th Annual Jazz Festival, Saturday, March 2 at the Elings Performing Arts Center on the campus of Dos Pueblos High School ...