Crosby, Stills, Nash and … Jazz?

A look at jazz influences in the music of the legendary folk-rock trio

Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby: From Jazz Age to Baz Age

Leonard DiCaprio lends lovelorn glamour to Scott Fitzgerald's gangster hero in this mad, middling adaptation

Today’s Google Doodle: Happy Birthday, Ella Fitzgerald!

"The First Lady of Song" would have been 96 today.

Donald Byrd

It wasn't long after Donald Byrd landed in New York City in 1955 that he began playing jazz trumpet with some of the greats--among them John Coltrane, Thelonious...

Jazz Pioneer Donald Byrd Dies at 80

(DOVER, Del.) — Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later...

The Essential Dave Brubeck: Everything You Need to Know About the Jazz Great

By the numbers: We examine the accomplishments—and best performances—of the jazz innovator, who died at 91 on Dec. 5, 2012

What Can Jazz Teach Us about Business?

You might not think that jazz and business have much in common, but a business professor who moonlights as a jazz pianist begs to differ. Frank Barrett, author...

All That Jazz

"We can never say a seat is just a seat," says Roberto Giolito, the lead designer of the Fiat. Other car companies order seats from outside vendors. But to...

Essence Music Fest: The World’s Only All-Female Brass Band Takes the Stage

After Hurricane Katrina forced the Original Pinettes Brass Band to regroup, the band found musical success — and now they hope to change the game for female jazz...

What the Jazz Greats Knew About Creativity

The improvisational flights of jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane are so transporting that they can seem almost otherworldly — especially when...