Woody Allen's jazz persona is every bit as neurotic as his signature movie roles. "If I suddenly get a stroke in the middle of the tune, you'll know I wanted to thank you," Allen said before his last ...

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, three remarkable “20-something” musicians join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing in San Antonio. All share a passion for classic pre-WWII jazz and make an ...

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 ...

Stage lights glisten off the shiny bells of the cornet and trombone as the band strikes up a strutting tune. The dance floor begins to fill with ladies in fringed dresses, many carrying fancy ...

The musicians seated closest to him nodded their acquiescence, but a few others were too busy chatting between numbers to have heard, and had to be shushed by their fellows. As Mazzy began quietly ...

Pete Fountain, the iconic traditional jazz clarinetist whose sweet sound and merry spirit personified New Orleans for millions of fans, died early Saturday after a decade of declining health. He was ...