Saxophonist Sam Gendel, pictured above, had a busy 2021 working on his own projects and contributing to albums such as Mach-Hommy’s “Balens Cho.” (Austen Hooks) Perspective by Andy Beta In 2018, Los ...

This year, though, jazz music's preeminent star was one who's been releasing music for almost 60 years: Pharoah Sanders, a reluctant legend whose billowing and sometimes screeching sax can be heard ...

On Thursday, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival fans learned that the Dead will continue their long strange trip, Stevie Nicks will ring like a bell once more, the Foos plan a Gentilly flyover and ...

The most notable classical-music story here in 2021 merited national attention, thanks to the debut of the San Diego Symphony’s new $85 million year-round outdoor concert venue, The Rady Shell at ...

Whether recorded remotely, live, or in-studio, the jazz and experimental music that left the biggest impression this year did so primarily because it challenged us to find momentum in life. In jazz, ...

Traditionally held in the spring, it had been scheduled to run Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-17 this year. The festival was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. By Sharareh Drury Former ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Thursday morning announced the daily lineups for its 2021 edition and released single-day tickets. And without a Thursday on this year's schedule, the festival ...