Plastic Sax

Not bad for a kid. In fact, sixteen-year-old Grace Kelly proved that she's worthy of the "future-of-jazz" buzz at her Kansas...

The Plastic Sax compound is positively giddy with anticipation for Steve Coleman 's April 3 appearance at The Blue Room. The video I...

* The New York Times featured the Mutual Musicians Foundation. (Tip via Robert Moore.) *Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II defends his earma...

Marilyn Maye returns to Jardine's for a four-night engagement this week. It should be a real "kick," to use the lingo of thi...

While she's most often compared to Billie Holiday, I hear a lot of Bob Dylan in Madeleine Peyroux 's approach. As demonstrated in t...

*Fans of Rhythm & Ribs can breathe a sigh of relief. As revealed in this Star article , the powers that be have endorsed the festival....

Apologies to Erin Bode and Megan Birdsall. Sara Gazarek is the best new jazz vocalist I've encountered in the last five years. The Lo...