This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

The Fort Mose Jazz and Blues Series returns to Fort Mose Historic State Park February 6-15, 2026, celebrating five years of music, community, and history on Florida's Historic Coast. Tickets for the ...

The annual Jazz & Rib Fest will take place July 18-20 at the Scioto Mile in Columbus, Ohio. The free festival will feature 30 musical acts across two stages, including headliners Lizz Wright, Kenny ...

Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast young dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers seeking a larger canvas have kept the form alive. Hear 12 big selections. By Giovanni ...

In the Spotify Era, when anyone can assemble a playlist of their favorite songs by an artist, there’s really no reason for those staples of the vinyl and CD eras: greatest hits albums. But that ...

The “SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B” series will premiere at 9:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, March 5 on Bravo. HOW TO WATCH FOR FREE: FuboTV (free trial); Hulu + Live TV (free trial); Also, Sling has ...

Toronto's genre-blending collective the Free Label have announced an upcoming tour that will take them across British ...