Although Soundtrack is the name of trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's latest album (more about that in a moment), there is another selection that more readily summarizes Pelt's lyric philosophy: "I Love Music." ...

When television producer Lee Mendelson heard jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi's hit single "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" on his car radio, he thought he had found the right composer for the ...

From a mid-aughts anthem to “WAP,” filmmakers dissect the music they chose to highlight key moments in their films. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor A key music choice can really make a movie scene sing, ...

In 1964, one year before A Charlie Brown Christmas brought cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s PEANUTS® to TV screens across America, the Vince Guaraldi Trio breathed life into its beloved characters ...

The acclaimed filmmaker also discusses using music as “a historical agent” to investigate the dark colonial history of his native Belgium: "While politics is all about divide-and-conquer, it's the ...

Atlanta’s Brenda Nicole Moorer has a special connection to the Memorial Day weekend fest. Like many local residents, jazz vocalist and actress Brenda Nicole Moorer wasn’t born in Atlanta, but she’s ...

Jazz was all over the place in 2022. I mean that as a compliment, and with an intended double meaning: We saw some great examples of improvisers flowing through the culture, and we also heard ...

The year 1960 is referred to as "The Year of Africa" — when 16 newly independent African countries took their seats at the United Nations. It was the culmination of a political earthquake as leaders ...

Exclusive: Johan Grimonprez directs the Sundance award-winning documentary about the plan to assassinate Congo’s premier prime minister, Patrice Lumumba. Who knew that jazz legends like Louis ...