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New York Voices sounded good at Wednesday night's "Vocalese" concert, part of the "Jazz Roots" series at the Winspear Opera House.

It's not often, outside of watching the Grammy Awards, that one gets to see nine Grammy winners in one show - live, at that, and in Dallas.

The second annual University of Toledo Jazz Holiday Family Spectacular takes place at 8 p.m. Saturday in Doermann Theater on UT's main campus, 2801 West Bancroft St.

Life of Jazz Great Jon Hendricks During WWII Subject of Documentary Making U.S. Debut at the Riverside Theatre DOCUMENTARY DETAILING RACISM/DISCRIMINATION FACED BY WORLD RENOWNED JAZZ MUSICIAN JON HENDRICKS AS WWII SOLDIER TO MAKE U.S. DEBUT AT THE AFRICAN DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL AT THE RIVERSIDE THEATRE Currently 87, Hendricks to be on-hand ...

You may know that David Leonhardt has 38 years of professional experience with many of the top names in jazz from Benny Carter to Stan Getz.

Playing solo piano requires, among other things, a distinctive style and enough musical ideas to hold a listener's interest over a period of time.

Emergence [Emarcy] 1 2 Count Basie Orchestra 1 2 Would you believe that the drearily old-fashioned and frequently listless one in this brace of new and vehemently tradition-al big band jazz records isn't the Basie ghost band but rather Roy Hargrove's 19-piece orchestra? The general rule, of course, is that all discs by "ghost bands" - aggregates ...

Vocalist & Bandleader Beat Kaestli will be performing with his group at The Zinc Bar in New York City on October 5th, 2009 in celebration of his newest release 'Far From Home - A Tribute to European Song" - Set Time 7pm to 9 pm 'Soulful, sensitive singing.

This Sunday 8am and 8pm the legendary Jon Hendricks joins Lenore Raphael for conversation and music.

This Sunday 8am and 8pm the legendary Jon Hendricks joins Lenore Raphael for conversation and music.

As one of the most original and gifted male jazz vocalists to perform over the last 50 years, six-time Grammy Award nominee Mark Murphy has inspired generations of up-and-coming jazz singers.

This Sunday 8am and 8pm the legendary Jon Hendricks joins Lenore Raphael for conversation and music.

Jazz Roots, a three-performance series that groups artists with similar styles, will come to the Winspear Opera House in the fall, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts announced on Wednesday.

Named " best jazz pianist of his generation " in Time Magazine, Cyrus Chestnut is known for his imaginative, inventive style and his profound sense of the history and language of Jazz.