Who is the most influential musician in the history of jazz? Is it Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis? Billie Holiday or Duke Ellington? Benny Goodman or Thelonious Monk? John Coltrane or Charlie Parker?

STG Presents Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle on Friday, March 19, 2010. The successful Starbucks jazz program, Hot Java Cool Jazz, celebrates its 15th Anniversary at ...

In 1996 while I was working for @WGVURadio, he played a concert at @St_Cecilia & I was his backstage attendant. The honor of a lifetime. He graciously signed my late father’s albums. On my 50th ...

A modern-jazz touchstone that opened the door to the sleek introspection and sophisticated aplomb of 1950s cool jazz gets an exquisite and essential vinyl reissue. Save this story Save this story “And ...

Ahmad Jamal, the pianist and band leader who helped pioneer the influential style that would come to be called cool jazz, died Sunday of prostate cancer at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass. He was 92.

Jazz, with its roots in African American culture and its ability to constantly change, has made a wide array of styles over the years. From its origins in New Orleans to its global impact today, jazz ...

The use of non-standard jazz instruments or instrumentations in ensembles was heard often. "During the last half-century, New York's preeminence in the jazz world has faced a serious challenge only ...