Students enjoyed a special performance at the Kimmel Center Tuesday. The free "Jazz for Freedom" education program was put on by the Ensemble Arts Philly. It featured music, spoken word, tap dancing ...

Failure is one of the most important teachers in jazz. Every missed note, every rough gig, every moment that didn’t go as ...

Back when Matt Nemeth was a student at Koda Middle School in Clifton Park, he tried his hand at jazz. He had started piano lessons at age 5, so he already knew his way around the keyboard. But jazz.

Trombone at the ready, head cocked slightly to the right, Joe Giordano is listening hard to his big band mates during a rehearsal of "Tiptoe," a Thad Jones tune that's bright, crisp and swinging, all ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — The Jazzscape Junior Foundation is helping Lowcountry teens learn jazz. The group provides free music lessons and instruments to kids around the Lowcountry. “All you have to do ...

Davis Rogan entered the Homer Plessy classroom like he was walking onto a stage, jovially greeting the third graders before taking a seat at the keyboard. In seconds, they had launched into the "Mardi ...