That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

The New Orleans Trad Jazz Camp puts an interesting spin on the great American tradition of summer camps. Unlike most camps, where kids are the educational focus, The Trad Jazz Camp is designed for ...

The musicians seated closest to him nodded their acquiescence, but a few others were too busy chatting between numbers to have heard, and had to be shushed by their fellows. As Mazzy began quietly ...

For the past couple of months, OffBeat has posted a survey on our website, just to get an idea of what our readers like, their opinions on political matters related to music, how they use information ...

For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, ...

When singer and trumpeter Anne Linders moved from St. Louis to Boston in 2020, she wanted to put together a new version of her lively traditional jazz band Annie and the Fur Trappers. That proved to ...

With the 2017 finale by The Rad Trads, Jazz in June’s 26th season was neatly wrapped in a gift package of beautiful weather, dance-worthy tunes and an enthusiastic response from the audience, many of ...

Chicago's new home for straight-ahead, classic, Live Jazz, 5 nights a week – with an emphasis on singers. While straight-ahead jazz is our primary focus, we also love and happily present trad-jazz, ...