Modern jazz artists are reshaping the genre, blending traditional elements with contemporary influences like hip-hop, R&B, and electronic music. These musicians are pushing the boundaries of jazz, ...

The Modern Jazz Quartet was a major jazz institution, a band that, counting a seven-year “vacation,” lasted 43 years. During a time when jazz musicians were stereotyped as unreliable, rarely sober and ...

While hauling his luggage through airport terminals, Boney James occasionally hears a calming jazz saxophone coming from the sound system. His jazz saxophone. James, a veteran of modern smooth jazz, ...

­The 4th annual Gulf Coast Summer Fest is gearing up for a weekend of music and jubilation at Community Maritime Park. The 2019 Gulf Coast Summer Fest Jazz Edition – happening Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 – ...

Guitarist David Rogers. Photo by Christopher Briscoe. Listen to a night full of smooth jazz, Brazilian choro and Baroque music played on a keyboard, double bass and guitar. Choro is an instrumental ...

Vocalist and trumpeter Rob Zinn will perform July 15 with saxophonist Jeff Ryan. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Balcones Heights Jazz Festival Fans of the Balcones Heights Jazz Festival’s easygoing sounds ...

Tribute albums are all the rage these days, so Monarch Records has release Modern Mancini – Tribute to a Music Master under the mysterious moniker “The Crown Project.” Henry Mancini was undoubtedly ...

Last week, HD Radio smooth jazz station 103.7-HD2 The Oasis had been running a countdown on its Facebook page, leading up to a big announcement. This led to some speculation — in some cases, call it ...