Though many have tried to argue the opposite to Nathan Tokunaga, the clarinet is a key instrument played in classic jazz ...

As The Jazz Gallery continues its 30th anniversary special concert series, be prepared for an enthralling journey on Dec. 17-20.

He’s been gone for 34 years, but his music lives on, in grooves of vinyl, in digital files, and in the way it illuminates ...

Being nominated for a Grammy Award is an amazing accomplishment — especially when it happens more than once, as one University of Massachusetts Amherst professor knows. Ben Barnett, an adjunct faculty ...

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.

If you wish to understand the enduring legacy of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” – the song which, 30 years ...

Explore the best Christmas jazz albums from Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas to 2025 releases by Herb Alpert, Darius de Haas, and more.

John Rae, the Edinburgh-born drummer now based in New Zealand, has been sending regular bulletins about the latest jazz developments in his new home for some time now. But Rae, who has been playing ...

It’s been a year for Americana in the city. Hopkins’s big voice soars over a vintage alt-country sound. FFO Sharon Van Etten / First Aid Kit / PJ Harvey / The Last Dinner Party / Big Thief. A noisy ...

The past 12 months of dance music contained some both strange and exciting moments. One of the biggest moments in fact began in the last few days of 2024, when Anyma brought his technological feat of ...