Jazz was really the music that facilitated integration among the races in this country and never got credit for it. Every picture tells a story. After mining for gold in the form of photographic ...

In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, Peter Townsend takes a vertical slice through the mainstream of American music round about December 7, 1941—the date of the Japanese attack on ...

The 1940s were a tumultuous time and, by extension, an exciting time in America. World War II loomed and eventually took hold of the globe. Soldiers fought the Nazis abroad, eventually victorious. But ...

In exclusive interviews, iconic musicians Sonny Rollins and Quincy Jones as well as preeminent jazz historian Dan Morgenstern give first-person accounts of the clubs that Rollins called "a ...

In the mid-1940s, if you were looking to enjoy Sacramento's nightlife, you might have found your way to the Zanzibar Cafe. The venue was a big hit, hosting local artists and renowned jazz musicians in ...

“When he walks into a room,” trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis once said of Jimmy Heath, “jazz history is made.” Not only was Mr. Heath one of the most accomplished saxophonists and composers ...

Chicago jazz radio legends are reuniting Sunday to revisit the city's rich history on the air — and what's been lost. The latest: Several radio veterans, including Richard Steele, Barry Winograd and ...