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As its name suggests, this quartet borrows from the folk-dance rhythms of Africa and the Middle East. But it also draws on the perspective of modern jazz. Hear a live recording.

After college, the jazz trumpeter busked in New York subways. In the 20-plus years since then, her gigs in the city have become more prestigious. Here, she brings her own band to Boston.

Byron has a way of homing in on an artist's legacy and transforming it with intelligence and adventure. In this case, he takes on the music of Thomas Dorsey and of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in concert.

Jazz singer Marlena Shaw dies at the age of 81

Enter the Dragon premiered 45 years ago this weekend. Bruce Lee was meant to break out as an international star, but instead, he died a month before the movie opened — elevating him to legend status.

WBGO’s Jonathan Chimene and Andrew James photographed performances by Stanley Clarke, Kenny Garrett and Brandee Younger at SummerStage as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival.

The next edition of Ask Governor Murphy is June 20 at 7pm, streaming at wbgo.org

On this episode of art & isms, Jasmine Mans — an internationally known poet and author from Newark, N.J. — recites and explains a poem, talks about her…

Kyemah McEntyre is a 21-year-old mixed artist, fashion designer, and fine artist from East Orange, New Jersey, who is most well known for going viral on…

The March (24) edition of Ask Governor Murphy on WBGO was an opportunity for concerned residents to reach out to Governor Phil Murphy and hear how the…