Blues guitarist and singer Wes Mackey was born December 12, 1942, in the Big State community near Yemassee, South Carolina.

Clive celebrates the titans who shaped jazz.Clive celebrates the titans who shaped jazz, weaving together rare insights, unforgettable stories, and the voices of those who knew them best. Show more ...

The folk, bluegrass and jam-band camping festival has a potent mix for its annual three-day affair in Eau Claire, Wis. Headliners are Sam Bush Band on Thursday, Greensky Bluegrass on Friday and Warren ...

A good deal of free Rochester International Jazz Festival entertainment is available starting Friday, June 20, when the 2025 festival kicks off. The annual celebration of jazz music runs through ...

We Nibbled Our Butter Cookie Rings to the Knuckle: Cap’n Jazz’s Shmap’n Shmazz Turns 30 The short-lived high school garage band is one of the most quintessential American teenage tropes, but ...

The annual celebration of jazz music runs through Saturday, June 28. This year’s event features more than 285 shows by over 1,750 artists and includes over 110 free shows.

Band members of The Searchers Their debut No.1 hit ‘Sweets for My Sweet’ (August 1963) was followed by two more No.1 hits, ‘Needles and Pins’ (1964) and ‘Don’t Throw Your Love Away’ (1964). A string ...

Grammy-award winning Jazz singer Diana Krall is headlining the sold-out main stage at Lerner Theatre. The 37th annual Jazz Festival will soon get underway Thursday night. (WSBT video) ...

Review of Ely Arts Festival's opening showcase concert at St Mary's Church in Ely on June 14. What a wonderful display of local talent, says Rosemary Westwell. Thanks to the brainchild of Chris ...

The Tulsa Drillers are welcoming the King Cabbage Brass Band’s camp — Brass in The Ballpark — for a third season at ONEOK Field. The two-week program is open to middle and high school music ...

Let’s dance! In the early days of jazz and swing in the 1920s and 1930s, the style was principally a dance music, rather than being presented in seated concert halls and tiny clubs.

Kazuo ‘Kaz’ Kajimura, co-founder of Yoshi’s jazz club, helped the Oakland club become one of the most beloved concert venues in all of jazz.