As New Orleans heads into the Carnival season, local venues provide the soundtrack for the season.

The pianist joins forces with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Marcus Gilmore on an album inspired by a residency at the ...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new ...

Fresh off its latest single, “Somebody,” New Orleans hip-hop collective glbl wrmng is starting up a new series showcasing its ...

The Mellon Fellowship announced its commitment to New Orleans jazz lineage grants to local musicians over the age of 62.

For Mardi Gras-style, traditional jazz music, look no further than Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they make their way to KiMo Theatre on Friday, Feb. 21. Hailing from the heart of New Orleans, ...

Kansas City and New Orleans are both known for jazz, but each city has its own sound. Jazz artist Jon Batiste will sing the ...

SYMPHONY SWINGS on Saturday, February 22, featuring guest artist Dr. Doreen Ketchens, the 'Clarinet Queen of New Orleans.' ...

Pianist Sullivan Fortner is originally from New Orleans, but is one of the most respected and creative players in New York at ...

YOU KNOW, AND NEW ORLEANS HAS HAD A TON OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSIC WORLD. I MEAN, YOU CAN’T GO ANYWHERE IN THIS CITY AND NOT HEAR SOME JAZZ. SO WE WENT OUT TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY BEHIND IT.

“This is the beginning of really all of what you know Louis Armstrong was, and all that jazz ... New Orleans under a roof.” At the turn of the 20th century, the hall and its patrons heard ...

First, the music itself: What became known as “jazz” had been around by then for some 20 years, growing in New Orleans from its roots in ragtime, blues and other influences — but it still ...