Jazz has a glorious history, but it's also a music of boundless curiosity, brash experimentation and an ever-changing set of tools. Such is the complex landscape covered by Jazz Night in America, ...

Any “Great Gatsby” party needs a good playlist. Here are 10 great jazz tunes that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s hero might have cued up in the Roaring ’20s: James P. Johnson, “Carolina Shout” (1921) The ...

The 1950s and early '60s were the heyday of the indie jazz label, and it wasn't just Blue Note. For some years, Berkeley, Calif.-based Fantasy Inc. By Billboard Staff The 1950s and early ’60s were the ...

When two-time Grammy-winning violinist Mads Tolling picks up his bow, magic happens. From reinterpreting classics like The Beatles' "Blackbird" to crafting soul-stirring arrangements of "What a ...