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A bowhead whale surfaces in the Fram Strait in northwest Norway. (Photo by the Norwegian Polar Institute / Kit Kovacs) A research team led by an oceanographer from the University of Washington has released the largest…

news, local news, Libby Hammer, Ali Bodycoat, Repartee for Two, Theater, Music, Bunbury FringeTwo of Perth's most beloved jazz singers are ready for the atmosphere and attendees of one of Bunbury's biggest art festivals. Ali Bodycoat and…

If you love jazz and have always wanted to play in a jazz orchestra, don't give up on your dreams and try some of the easiest jazz instruments to learn. It's never too late to start learning. But since jazz is an ever-evolving musical…

Brazilian singer and songwriter Luiza Sales, who in addition to giving love shows, has also taught contemporary music at the Global Music Institute in Greater Noida, said Indian audiences are now interested in contemporary music as…

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This the monthly edition of the monthly Kigali Jazz Junction is only a few hours away. Ugandan jazz maestro Isaiah Katumwa is set to make headlines alongside Rwandan Andy Bumuntu. The show at the Kigali Serena Hotel will…

The unveiling of the Meridian Blues & Jazz marker at the corner…

For jazz singer René Marie, recent headlines are loaded with a powerful dose of déjà vu. Years before quarterback Colin Kaepernick became a national lightning rod for kneeling down during the national anthem, Marie started a firestorm by…

The melodic energy of trumpets, bass guitars, pianos, saxophones and drums reverberated throughout Visible Music College recently, as teenage jazz musicians from across Shelby County honed their skills to make revive a genre in decline.But…

Singers from Nina Simone to Kate Ceberano are among the most recognizable and famous jazz performers. Yet in the Australian jazz industry women are worryingly under-represented. There are relatively few female jazz composers and…

Credit: Bill's Place / Facebook If jazz was not born here, New York has undoubtedly become over the years an epicenter of this musical style, as much in the history (and the future) of jazz as in horns and drums. Today the city has an…

The 60s were, among other things, an era of musical exploration and discovery. Rock, pop, soul and even jazz all went through a period of transformation as the age of electronic instruments began to take hold and new…

Jazz music has been an integral part of the Hindi film industry since the early 1950s, a time also known as the golden age of film music. The unmistakable accents of the wind instruments "trombone, trumpet, saxophone and clarinet as well…

WINTER GARDEN Every Sunday evening, local jazz musicians come to Pilars Martini for a jam session. They take turns playing piano, double bass, drums and any other instrument that is carried. It's…

WATERLOO - A college professor once told Barbra Lica that one day she would have a major heartbreak and after that she would sing so much better.It was an odd comment and while Lica doesn't consider herself perpetually happy or bouncy, the…

Synergy Vocal Jazz and Jazz Lab Band gave an incredible performance on Tuesday, November 22. Synergy started the evening under the direction of Glynis David who featured superb vocals from 10 singers and was joined by a rhythm section…

The walls of Crouse College's Setnor Auditorium have often witnessed the resounding notes and drum sounds of art come to life. This weekend, however, the venue will open its doors to something quite different: a rhythmic mix of…

Photo credit: Legends Eyes How would you present the reinvented Lisa McClendon to others? I would present Lisa McClendon's reinvention as a rebirth of the Ella Fitzgerald era, the realm where music had its own language and timeless…

Jazz musicians Liang Ying, Nathaniel Gao and Zhang Ke (left to right) perform at East Shore Jazz... Cafe, in Beijing. Source: Terence Hsieh Beijing's underground music scene has been heralded as the…

Melissa MorganThe new "Days Like This" album is more of a reintroduction than a daring new step. She made a strong impression in 2009 with her debut album "Until I Met You" (Telarc), a critically acclaimed session featuring a stellar…

A trumpet mute sits on a waiting stand before the start of the Chinto Mendoza Jazz Festival. (Photo by!-->…

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Field Notes explores the vast and diverse scenes and subcultures of Honolulu. This month: Medici at Mānoa market. Background Rocky Brown sings with DeShannon Higa and Quadpod. Photos: Aaron Yoshino Since the…

September 11, 2015 - 4:14 PM BST hellomagazine.com As Woody Allen's "Irrational Man" hits…

Fats Domino has dementia now, but he's still loved here in his hometown, where New Orleans' 46th annual Jazz and Heritage Festival ends this weekend with a special tribute to the rock and roll giant. 87 years old. "Listen," begins the…

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Jamie Cullum doesn't want anyone to get the wrong idea about his new album, "Interlude".British singer and pianist who emerged in the early 2000s as an early jazz star with messy hair, Cullum spent the next decade getting closer and closer…

ICYMI, Lady Gaga teamed up with crooner Tony Bennett for their Cheek to cheek record, which is a jazz standards album. The music is from another era, so of course that period inspired Lady Gaga's latest style. Gaga admitted that the…

Launched in 2012, HEP KIDS offers a day of fun and music for families with children ages 2-12, with an emphasis on jazz. This year, the HEP KIDS event will take place onSaturday June 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Hochstein School of…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0n10lX0N9o "Seducing" the Filipino crowd, Netherlands-based jazz singer Laura Fygi shows what jazz music really is in her recent one-night concert at the Fairmont Raffles Hotel in Makati City. Video by JP…

Photo by Rebecca MeekJersey City singer Malika Zarra will perform at the Apollo Theater shortly before the release of her new album.City of Jersey Resident Malika Zarra will bring her unique multicultural sound to the Apollo Theater in New!-->!-->…

Two types of jazz vocals inspired this piece. First up, the good one: Norah Jones at Tempe's Red River Opry (now the Marquee Theater) in July 2002. At the time of this show, Come with meJones' jazzy debut had yet to hit suburban stereos…

Once upon a time, the iconic jazz singer was an African-American woman, serenading a smoky room. Think of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Today, a talented crop of young, cosmopolitan singers is creating a new breed of jazz singers:…

Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide Scott Yanow Brooch; 264 pages ISBN: 0879308257 Backbeat Books 2008 My God, there are so many jazz singers out there. More than 700 at least, according to Scott Yanow, who gives himself the heavy task of…