This is FRESH AIR. In the last 25 years, New York pianist Matthew Shipp has led his own bands and played with leading lights of new jazz, including William Parker, David S. Ware, Roscoe Mitchell and ...

Bones & Tones (Freedom Art 52964) has something very good going on. Their first, self-titled album brings the effectively grooved percussion intricacies of M'boom with African elements and ...

Dr. Susan Martin Tariq, right, rehearses the West Texas A&M University percussion ensemble for its upcoming concert. (Courtesy Photo) CANYON Beautiful music will ring out at West Texas A&M University ...

Max Roach, a leader of the modern jazz revolution of the 1940s whose innovative approach to drumming forever changed the way the instrument was played and perceived, died Thursday. He was 83. Roach ...

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2014 sealed its love affair with Brazil in a joyous Friday afternoon ceremony led by Afoxe Omo Nile Ogunja. The ensemble from Permambuco, Brazil, unleashed drums, dancers and ...

GREENVALE, NY — The Tilles Center is bringing a day of world-class jazz this weekend in Nassau County. The second annual Jazz Fest features daytime performances across two scenic outdoor stages — the ...

Shipp, a mainstay of New York's downtown free jazz scene, likes big blocky chords and loud piano sounds. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the new album by the Matthew Shipp trio is "heavy in a good way." ...

Nov. 2—CANYON — Beautiful music will ring out at West Texas A&M University with three free concerts by student ensembles from the School of Music in the coming week. Fostering an appreciation of the ...

Shipp, a mainstay of New York's downtown free jazz scene, likes big blocky chords and loud piano sounds. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the new album... Percussive Piano And Rollicking Swing Float ...