It is often the case that parents hope or even expect that their sons or daughters embrace the family business or their ...

SANTA BARBARA, A three day conference for festival creators kicked off in Santa Barbara. It is called FestForums. It is being ...

Bo Diddley invited Trombone Shorty on stage in 1990, when Trombone Shorty was 4, at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Trombone Shorty joined his brother's band when he was 6 years old.

A three-day conference for festival creators, FestForums, is underway at the Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara. Festival ...

The Carnival season is a full-on festival of ... brass and rock & roll, New Orleans offers a symphony of genres, but there’s something uniquely magical about hearing jazz—both traditional ...

Daze Between New Orleans has announced the eclectic, collaboration-focused artist lineup for its fourth annual event, set to take place once again on the Tuesday and Wednesday between Jazz Fest ...

For Mardi Gras-style, traditional jazz music, look no further than Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they make their way to KiMo Theatre on Friday, Feb. 21. Hailing from the heart of New Orleans, ...

A young troublemaker at the Colored Waif’s Home encounters one horn and two music educators. The world changes.

Kansas City and New Orleans are both known for jazz, but each city has its own sound. Jazz artist Jon Batiste will sing the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl.

The rhythmic pulse of New Orleans jazz merged seamlessly with Afro-Cuban beats on the streets of Havana last month, as the Trombone Shorty Foundation orchestrated its fourth annual cultural ...

Philadelphia and Kansas City played Sunday in Super Bowl LIX — well, at least Philadelphia did — but the aura surrounding the game was all about New Orleans and Los Angeles. The Big Easy gave ...

but Preservation Hall on St. Peter's St. in the French Quarter is the cornerstone of New Orleans jazz and a must-visit for everyone, especially traditional jazz lovers. Since 1961, the intimate ...