He was just about the last living embodiment of dressed-up 1950s cool, expressing himself ... This was a balancing act performed by many jazz musicians of the era, of whom being sharp-dressed ...

Created in 1950 to continue the tradition of Major Glenn Miller's ... Their commitment to musical excellence has earned the respect of the foremost jazz artists from around the globe, leading to many ...

It was the start of a musical career that would first lead him to fame as an arranger and writer in the jazz world of the 1950s, and on to the world of pop music and television and movies ...

From music producer Quincy Jones, to critic and archivist Dan Morgenstern, jazz historian Kevin Whitehead remembers just a few of the influential musicians and personalities we lost this year.

Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass band, and blues styles. The improvisational music that results has a syncopated rhythm ...

Grammy-winning artist Samara Joy is 25, but critics say she reminds them of jazz royalty from the 1940s and 1950s. It isn't the music she grew up with, but Joy is making jazz her own.

Here are the general findings in jazz music: jazz styles such as swing and bebop are very fast in tempo free jazz - a style developed in the 1950s and 60s - involved players in the same ensemble ...