Top improvisers, some amazing guitarists and a quiet piano player are among the standout jazz acts on offer this month.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz kicked off this evening with tonight's headliner, Cindy Bradley, performing at the River Street Jazz Cafe.

Unlike UConn’s jazz ensemble, a large 20-piece group that features full saxophone, trombone and trumpet sections, the jazz combos are small-scale ensembles that feature only four to seven members. The ...

This is what I think about scales. What are they good for? When should you use them? Which ones should you use? My philosophy about these questions and how I teach my students to learn and use scales.

Terence Blanchard and Anthony Davis, recent pioneers at the Metropolitan Opera, returned to earlier works in a pair of performances over the weekend.

Here’s the scenario: A young man from a privileged background with a talent for playing the trumpet is faced with the choice between a lucrative career on Wall Street or the uncertain life of a ...

Jazz Scale Suggester System, otherwise JSSS, is a software that analyzes jazz chord charts entered by its users. Thus, this software can provide invaluable input for jazz composers.