Charles Brown was the pioneer originator of the immensely influential postwar California blues style. Though identified with his classic “Driftin’ Blues,” he was not committed to just the blues, and ...

FLINT, MI -- Flint native Mark Lincoln “Mr. B” Braun will perform at his 29th Annual Blues Boogie Celebration on Sunday, ...

Don miss Fun Haus Factory’s Jazz & Blues Piano Bar when it returns on Sunday, April 19, as a low-lit, slow-burning escape — ...

With Record Store Day approaching this Saturday (4/18/26), this list highlights eighteen recommended archival releases and ...

Winner of the 2024 San Diego Music Award for Best Jazz Artist and nine time SDMA nominee for Best Blues Artist, Mercedes Moore brings a blend of '50s/60's swingin' soul, jazz, and blues to the Bay ...

The final chapter of "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues," takes the greatest liberties in defining the musical form. Clint Eastwood adds a more personal touch than the other six films as he looks at ...

Blues began with enslaved African peoples' work songs in the cotton fields of the Deep South of America. The Slave Narrative of Mr. Sam Polite, given at 93 years of age, chronicles that life. It was ...

Smithsonian Collection of Recordings: RD 039 (A 21011--A 21014); A4 21010 (A 21011--A 21014); DIDP 071657--DIDP 071660. Solo jazz piano music and jazz ensembles with piano. Compact discs; remastered.

This week, Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer Jlin at Stanford Live; jazz bassist Marcus Shelby's tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet; and Bollywood-infused blues with Aki Kumar. Plus, designer and ...

Voices honoring female jazz and blues legends Billie Holiday, Phyllis Hyman, Nancy Wilson and Bessie Smith drifted through Aretha's Jazz Café, in Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, ...