The bass icon breaks down his formative influences, and how he gave everyone from Prince to Beethoven a low-end makeover via ...

From practicing to moving everyone in the same direction, playing this musical instrument taught me a lot. For me, the ...

Bassist and composer Mark Izu, a pivotal figure in San Francisco’s Asian American arts scene since the 1970s, has died, ...

Northwest Passage is a fine and relatively folk-oriented set that finds Towner, McCandless, and Moore joined by Walker, who ...

Following the release of Gary Hustwit's long-awaited Eno documentary, our resident music prof puts the fabled producer's most ...

The University of Dayton Jazz Quartet will perform on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. for Hayner’s Drawing Room Chamber Concert ...

Nostalgia and music mingled on a winter evening at a live performance, part of Bengal Biennale, at the Park Street venue ...

With the NBA trade deadline slowly approaching by the day, rumors and chatter continue to swirl around the Utah Jazz and their front office's plans ahead of the infamous February 6th date.

Carter’s administration hosted a legendary jazz concert at The White House in 1978. With performances from Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Max Roach, and Sonny Rollins (among several other jazz ...

The previously unreleased recording, Valse Hot – Sweet Basil 1978, captures the exciting ... He discovered ways of playing the instrument that made a difference in the bass's role in jazz. Bill Crow, ...

Imagine this scenario: you’re allowed to fish for bass every day for the rest of your life, but you can only use one lure. You have an unlimited supply, but it’s all the same bait. What would ...

This is FRESH AIR. Jazz historian Kevin Whitehead is going to review a newly released recording of a concert he attended in 1978 by pianist Sun Ra and his Arkestra. Kevin says the colorful ...