There have been as many variations on the definition of vocal jazz as there have been people with opinions. Over the years, the consensus within the jazz community has shifted frequently as critics ...

And right in the middle of it all, Harlem Renaissance music was changing the way the world listened. But most people only ...

Jessica Lee is an American Jazz & Blues singer with a unique voice influenced by Jazz, Blues, Rhythm & Blues and Inspirational music. She performs "Classic," "Contemporary" and "Crossover" Jazz & ...

As a jazz subgenre, soul-jazz began to flourish in the early 1960s. A groove-oriented style built from the bottom up, soul-jazz usually begins with the bass player: You take a strong bass line, ...

Jazz has always thrived on a bedrock of popular songs — tunes drawn from the blues and bossa nova, from Tin Pan Alley and contemporary rock, from Broadway musicals and R&B. Over time, certain songs ...