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Keanna Faircloth catches up with the winner of the 2020 DCJazzPrix, Elijah Jamal Balbed, as well as this year's finalists: Giveton Gelin, Camilla George and Dayramir Gonzalez.

What is it that gets any musical organization to the 25 year mark?Luck, for sure, but that's eclipsed by the creation of great charts, articulate and…

Renowned journalist and jazz critic Nat Hentoff has died at 91 years old.

One unique aspect of jazz is that it never stops honoring the musicians who've shaped its sound. In 2020, more than 40 of those voices were silenced, and…

This Wednesday at 7 p.m., join pianist-composer Christian Sands for a special concert presentation.The performance, featuring Sands' trio at the Yamaha…

This year's edition of A Jazz Piano Christmas features REDWOOD, Cory Henry and Kenny Barron. We're celebrating the holidays with swing from the East Coast jazz scene.

Corinne Bailey Rae's musical influences range from choral church music and classical jazz to Veruca Salt and Led Zeppelin. With such a wide variety of inspirations, it's no surprise that her own music offers a unique perspective on modern music, as her crisp, clean vocals blend with a soulful backdrop of pianos, guitars and harmonies.

Jazz musicians have long embraced popular songs from Broadway musicals, film and television and made those songs their own. Hear songs from Cars, Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs reinterpreted by the likes of Regina Carter, Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis.

Here are 10 examples of radical imagination, and radical re-imagination, in a great year for jazz.

WBGO’s Emily Springer talks with saxophonist Kamasi Washington about his upcoming performance at the Newport Jazz Festival and his latest album 'Fearless Movement'