Guitarist Django Reinhardt is credited with originating French jam sessions that are still known as “le boeuf” (beef) after he invited other musicians to join in after his paid sets ended. F. Scott ...

Tucked away behind the Pantheon in the 5ème Arrondissement of Paris, there is a bar. This bar is small and unpretentious, wallpapered inside with yellowed posters in an anarchy of papier mâché. There ...

PARIS, France — As visitors watch the 2024 Olympics in Paris, they will notice the eclectic and electrifying swinging sounds of brass horns, drums and pianos. Jazz is deeply rooted in Paris's modern ...

Boy, aren't we glad that Jazz brunch is a thing. Eating your omelette/granola/something calorie-loaded with the tinkle of piano keys and the thumbing of a bass. Trust us - once you've tried it, you ...

There are big names in The Eddy, a Netflix series about a struggling jazz club in Paris. But the real star is jazz. And since coronavirus is depriving us of the thrill of live music, the jazz sessions ...

Connie Crothers' piano sounds like nothing you've heard before. Sure, it's acoustic, she plays melodies, she can be inside or outside the music. One thing she isn't, though, is wishy-washy. One of her ...

At the foot of 15 narrow wooden steps, a lounge barely bigger than a bedroom holds an enthusiastic multicultural crowd grooving to the jazz stylings of Christian Lauretta and the George-Edouard Nouel ...

We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz. By Marcus J. Moore Over the past few months, ...