For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, ...

The King Street Giants will be getting the crowd moving at HopMonk Sebastopol during Claypool’s pre-turkey day bonanza with ...

Jazz guitar has always been a dynamic art form, adapting to new styles while staying rooted in tradition. From the early swing and bebop pioneers to today’s fusion innovators, guitarists have expanded ...

That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

It's the perfect time of year to cozy up and dive into one of these 10 critically-acclaimed jazz documentaries.

He is a 10-time Grammy winner, recipient of the Latin Grammys' Lifetime Achievement Award, and was honored at the Kennedy ...

Maria Dominguez points to dance partner Rod Gaulman, both of the Sacramento region, while the two move to the sounds of Robin Duhe and his band during the inaugural Elk Grove Fall Jazz Festival on ...

“When I recorded this song, Quint Davis was poor,” announced Frankie Ford cheerfully during his performance of New Orleans R&B classics. Hundreds of area students on field trips followed DJ Jubilee ...

We should absolutely hold institutions accountable for how they communicate big changes. But the core question is this: Does ...

Is Laufey a jazz artist, or a bona fide pop star? The qualified answer, with asterisks to spare, is "both." And that's part of the fun in discussing everyone's favorite Icelandic-Asian-American singer ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Jazz Festival was in full swing on September 20, 2025, and Forsyth Park was filled with jazz enthusiasts enjoying all different styles of the genre. The 44th annual ...

For the past couple of months, OffBeat has posted a survey on our website, just to get an idea of what our readers like, their opinions on political matters related to music, how they use information ...