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Jazz needs albums like this. Youth Oriented eschews everything that we usually associate with the jazz couture and replaces it with pop culture motifs. The cover art reminds one of the angst ridden, ...

Fats Waller was a gifted pianist and singer, famous for his joyful, playful style that left a never-ending mark on jazz. The original performers and co-writers gave Ain’t Misbehavin’ a lively stride ...

As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who helped make music what it is today in our expansive ...

Wilson, who has been leading bands for 20 years, rounds up many of those players on his new tribute album. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Big Happy Family is full of humor and heart. This is FRESH AIR.

DENVER — 2024 marks 50 years since the launch of “Happy Days,” a show that eventually went on to become one of the most successful television programs in American history. “It’s surreal to think that ...

New Orleans Police Department employee Edward Ordogne Jr. can’t personally greet everyone coming into the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but he sure tries. In a video posted on Twitter Sunday, ...