*Jazzy Rita (LaRita Shelby), a Jazz singer/songwriter releases new single “Real Holiday Love” (SB Music) just in time for the holidays. The single provokes feelings of love, family, and giving – the ...

To celebrate Valentine's Day, WQED presents a romantic clip from this Jazz Beat's 1965 episode. WQED presents Chuck Spatafore performing "You Look Good to Me", as a romantic song for Valentine's Day.

Turnstile have teamed up with BADBADNOTGOOD–the jazz group that have collaborated Odd Future, MF DOOM, and more–for New Heart Designs, an EP with re-imaginings of three songs from Turnstile’s 2021 ...

Her name became part of the music itself—whispered across decades in melodies, dedications, and liner notes. The story begins with Horace Silver, whose "Nica's Dream" opened a new era of hard bop when ...

Flea has a simple, come together now message on his first-ever solo single: "live for peace, live for love." The simple, open-hearted plea comes more than five minutes into the nearly eight-minute ...

After a very successful show celebrating the completion of her newest project “Only Love" at Seattle's premier club Jazz Alley, Sue Bell can be heard and seen in other local venues this summer ...

Jazz singer Deborah Silver has released a new cover of Peter Frampton classic love song “Baby, I Love Your Way” that features the guitar talents of recent Rock ...

At 75, Joy Harjo is balancing two autumn book releases, the ongoing development of a musical and the unveiling of her jazzy new album of evocative poems and songs. "And I'm working on paintings: The ...

Many purists believe that the only true Yacht Rock contains elements of jazz music. While we tend to take more of a big-tent approach to the genre, it’s clear that many of the most beloved songs of ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...

We asked Samara Joy, Hanif Abdurraqib, Vijay Iyer and others to share their favorite tracks showcasing what might be the most nuanced instrument in jazz. By Marcus J. Moore See more of our coverage in ...