In this music video, a team of jazz-loving creatives come together to capture the many sounds and feelings that jump right off the standard drum set – and in the process, capture the spirit of jazz.

Welcome to the jazz drums studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Our curriculum focuses on preparing students to be well-versed rhythm section players and soloists. Our ...

“I hope you’re enjoying this music because it can be heavy,” says Terri Lyne Carrington to the crowd at her recent Tiny Desk Concert. There’s an old-school quality to that line, like it could have ...

The impeccable Mr. Connie Kay plays perfectly. If you say that sentence out loud in a chamber where there is just the slightest echo, and emphasize the "p" sounds and the hard "c" sounds just a little ...

It's a Wednesday night in the venerable Bayou Bar of the Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans – one of the best (and least publicized) jazz gigs in the city known as the cradle of jazz. Herlin Riley is ...

Gustavo Cortiñas doesn’t “do” absolute music — music for music’s sake. The Humboldt Park-based drummer’s work is always about something. 2022’s “Kind Regards/Saludos Afectuosos” collaged immigrant ...

As the old saying goes, "You have to go back before you can go forward." And that means you should learn the tradition of the instrument to gain greater knowledge and bring more depth to your playing.

The island’s live music scene is alive and kicking as venues and musicians gear up for evenings to remember. This month, local musicians and artists from abroad are presenting performances to satisfy ...