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Legendary singer/songwriter Stevie Wonder has been chosen as the second recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Grammy Award-winning composer, saxophone and clarinet player Paquito D'Rivera has joined Bloggers United for Cuban Liberty in condemning Monday's arrest of dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila by Cuban ...

This exciting recording is a perfect example of the thorough absorption of the Bossa Nova being integrated with the mainstream jazz piano trio.

"Happy Day! I received the first paycheck of my first 'real', full-time job yesterday.

To define Latino music would take as much space or more as an attempt to define the word Latino.

From Lilith to Litchfield, Bebe Neuwirth headlines the first night of this year's Litchfield Jazz Festival, to be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Goshen Fairgrounds.

Some might call 11-time Grammy winner, National Medal of the Arts recipient and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera a musical genius.

Bristling with instrumental firepower, the Litchfield Jazz Festival this weekend fields a lineup ranging from high-caliber pianists Dave Brubeck , Cyrus Chestnut, Kenny Werner and Peter Madsen to such ...

WHO: Avishai Cohen has been hailed as one of the freshest young voices in contemporary jazz.

Wylie Gustafson leads Wylie and his Wild West to Port Ludlow July 20 where they'll headline the daylong Music on the Green event at the Bay Club, 120 Spinnaker Place off Paradise Bay Road.

' Clemson University's Brooks Center for the Performing Arts will host performers from throughout the globe for the 2008-2009 season.

The Litchfield Jazz Festival is proud to present a series of 15 free concerts throughout the month of July - "Litchfield Jazz Around Town." Performers will include talented Litchfield Jazz Camp students and ...

Is this a great city or what? In one week's time my husband and I sampled fare from a multitude of the best restaurants Indy has to offer at Zoobilation; heard jazz greats Dave Koz, Paquito D'Rivera, and Ramsey ...

The lineup of musicians, industry executives and media personnel in charge of the judging the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards was announced last week, with JazzTimes own editor-in-chief Lee Mergner and ...

Alisa Weilerstein makes time to visit Katonah most summers, to be part of the Caramoor International Music Festival where she was once recognized as a Rising Star.

The 10th annual Indy Jazz Fest seemed to be wearing its anniversary best and struttin' its stuff during most of its third and final day Sunday in Military Park.

After I apologize for being late for our interview, Paquito D'Rivera laughs and says, "Hey, don't worry about it.

When I discover established Latin Jazz artists far into their careers, their current recorded works seem like masterpieces deserving of repeated listenings.

Last year, sax and clarinet master Paquito D'Rivera passed through New England with his Panamericana ensemble, a group that split the difference between big-band orchestration and small-combo flexibility.

The Flynn Center was once again the site of an outstanding musical performance tonight, as the legendary Cuban saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera brought his "Funk Tango" quintet to the Burlington ...