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Every year since 1982, the National Endowment for the Arts selects a new class of NEA Jazz Masters, a formal recognition reserved for seasoned musicians…

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Steel Guitar Jazz, the reissue of a 1963 album by Buddy Emmons.

Wynton Marsalis puts down his horn and picks up his pen for his latest project: Jazz ABZ. In the book, the jazz trumpeter shares his deep knowledge of jazz in all its forms with children.

Jazz vocalist Melissa Walker founded Jazz House Kids 18 years ago, after her voice was severely affected and silenced for over a year due to an allergy.…

Mellon Foundation announces a major jazz initiative that's aimed at supporting the cultural preservation of jazz while celebrating the legacy of iconic artists

Ninety years ago, one of the greatest bandleaders and drummers in jazz was born in Pittsburgh, Penn. That man was Art Blakey. For more than 30 years, he led The Jazz Messengers, a band which became a sort of graduate school and springboard for some of the greatest jazz players of all time.

She is creating a buzz in the jazz community. Critics have remarked that the young jazz artist has a "penchant for leisurely tempos, soulful interpretations and gloriously resonant low notes." Producer Roy Hurst talks with the singer-songwriter about her critically acclaimed debut album, Salt.

"CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Michelle Miller chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle about her new memoir Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity Through Love and Loss

Musician Jimmy Smith, who made the organ into a standard instrument in jazz, has died. Smith began his career in the early 1950s and is credited with creating the distinctive sound of "soul jazz."

What do you get when you bring four jazz critics together to discuss The Year in Jazz?There’s no brief answer to that question, just as there’s no easy…