Dimly-lit rooms thick with smoke, the clink of glasses, and the soft thump of a saxophone being tuned set the stage for nights when jazz reigned supreme. Long before DJs and Spotify playlists, jazz ...

The 20th annual Scranton Jazz Festival will feature more than 20 venues and 80 musicians the weekend of Aug. 1-3, a long way from its roots as a one-day event in Nay Aug Park. “Did I think it would ...

Named in part for Johnny Dunn’s pioneering Jazz Hounds, the group channels each member’s heritage into vivid performances that honor the complex, cosmopolitan roots of Black popular music in the early ...

When we think of jazz, we think of instruments — saxophones, pianos, trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass, drums, and guitars — blending in unpredictable ways to craft listening journeys fit for late ...

For three days at the start of August, the city of Scranton will come to life with the sound of jazz once more. The 20th annual Scranton Jazz Festival will take place all over downtown Scranton from ...

The drummer for the Branford Marsalis Quartet is also the jazz director at the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute.

When thinking about jazz, it’s impossible to ignore the deep, soulful contributions of Black women who have shaped the genre into what it is today. From smooth and sultry vocals to bold, ...