The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

Other subgenres include blues, boogie-woogie, swing, Afro-Cuban jazz as well as Cape jazz, with the name being a reference to Cape Town and which is performed in the very southern ...

GBH Music's Sam Brewer talks about GBH Music Presents JazzNow, Jazz Nights and the musical talent they have lined up.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

As the Diamond City Jazz Festival honours a generational talent exchange and brings together jazz greats and 'soon-to-be ...

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 ...

Mozambican jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer Moreira Chonguiça will be on stage on Saturday, 25 February,  for the third edition of the Bob Collymore Foundation International Jazz Festival in ...

Special to The OBSERVER - Grammy-nominated jazz virtuoso Braxton Cook returns to Sacramento for a special performance at the Mondavi Center, a benefit concert supporting local students.

Nélida Karr (Equatorial Guinea): In Africa, Jazz found a natural resonance with traditional rhythms and melodies. Artists like Hugh Masekela in South Africa and Manu Dibango in Cameroon blended ...