Jazz saxophone legend Charles Lloyd is having a moment. Again. At age 87. And it’s remarkable. Not only was he voted by DownBeat critics as artist of the year (for the second consecutive year) but ...

The second night of the Cabaret Convention was a lovely evening, presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation. The 10/23 night ...

If you are new to jazz, know nothing about jazz, or are jazz-curious, this list is for you. You may have heard of The Real Book, a “fake” book collection of jazz standards. Think of it as a kind of ...

Bobby Short, whose centennial we can celebrate this year, was a cabaret favorite. The second night of the Cabaret Convention ...

By the time Al Stewart finally achieved his commercial breakthrough with 1976’s “Year of the Cat,” it was the culmination of ...

On this day in 1974, Paul McCartney released his version of a jazz instrumental song written by his father and featuring ...

Jazz is two things at once: it’s the oldest kind of pop music, and the youngest kind of “trad” music, alongside things like classical and opera. The best jazz albums, therefore, often sound ...

BOBBY MARTINEZ will strut his stuff at the International Jaffa Jazz Festival. (photo credit: Philippe Martin) Bobby Martinez is due to drop by soon. That may not be the most remarkable item of ...

Yankees stars like Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton and Jazz Chisholm Jr. ignited a chant of "MVP" for the team's skipper. Despite his struggles this postseason, Aaron Judge recorded a hit ...

It was a familiar trip a few years ago for Bobby Mansure, who worked at the amusement ... And that’s when they created the chant. “E-A-G-L-E-S,” Mansure said. “We just did it and it ...

President Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in Blantyre to a raucous welcome from a passionate crowd of supporters who filled the streets, chanting “Chakwera is alive!” The president, accompanied ...

Thus it follows that since Dizzy’s at Jazz at Lincoln Center is now presenting a two-night, two-artist celebration of the 100th birthday of the great Bobby Short, Cole Porter should predominate. I’ve ...