Jon Batiste's eyes lit up as he walked through the National Museum of African American Music to see his exhibit among legends ...

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Here is the third part of our playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland. It marks eleventh year of this rundown of the best Scots tracks of the year.   As ever, in 2025, ...

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Explore the best Christmas jazz albums from Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas to 2025 releases by Herb Alpert, Darius de Haas, and more.

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R&B icon Don Bryant, who died Dec. 26, had returned to the spotlight in recent years with releases that earned him his first ...

The funeral plans for New Orleans Smooth jazz violinist Michael Ward include a special honor reserved for prominent musicians ...