The Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines offers monthly jam sessions to young musicians interested in jazz and improvisation. This year, they are celebrating 35 years of education. In the early ...

The East End Jazz and the Southampton Cultural Center will host a special "East Meets West Jazz Jam Session" on Sunday, ...

AN EYE ON FOR SMILE. THANK YOU. WELL, PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE FALLS OF THE OHIO FOR A RELAXING EVENING FILLED WITH MUSIC. IT’S PART OF RHYTHMS ON THE RIVER. U OF L SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERCUSSION STUDIO ...

They announced I was leading it so I asked, and got blank stares in return. It was clearly the wrong question, so I followed up: Is it Standards? Is it Free Improvisation? Is it a reading of original ...

On Sunday, February 1, 2026, the Southampton Cultural Center will host a vibrant celebration of local talent and musical ...

For Roy Maimon, hitting the bar stage and working in the scientific laboratory have never been separate worlds. During his Ph ...

“A marvelous crucible.” That’s how Norman Granz described the atmosphere of exciting and challenging musical athleticism that developed from jazz jam sessions in the early ’40s. Though Granz was not ...

Sometimes during the holiday season, there can be downtime, where locals and visitors are looking for something different to do. At the Century Room, musicians can join in and listeners can experience ...

When Jahmie Williams moved to Gainesville in December 2023, she felt a calling to bring her passion for the arts with her. Williams, a 60-year-old flutist and Gainesville Fine Arts Association member, ...

Jazz—the real McCoy—has been defined as “collective improvisation.” The Pentecostal gift of tongues is most likely to descend on jazz musicians when they are not hampered by printed notes.

"A marvelous crucible." That's how Norman Granz described the atmosphere of exciting and challenging musical athleticism that developed from jazz jam sessions in the early '40s. Though Granz was not ...