Earlier this week, I posted on Art Pepper's Gettin' Together, featuring the glorious piano of Wynton Kelly. For this week's Backgrounder, I figured I'd give you another round of Kelly by posting one ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 28: In 1842, Calixa Lavallee, the composer of "O Canada," was born in Vercheres, Lower Canada (now Quebec). The song, with words by Judge A.B. Routhier, was composed ...

In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the ...

We remember those we lost in December, including producer Richard Perry, followed by our tributes from the prior months of ...

A name that’s synonymous with boss nova, Sérgio Mendes was one of the first Brazilian exports to bring the genre into ...

From Chuck D to Rick Astley, RNZ covered the musical waterfront this year. Here are 10 of the best chats from the past 12 months.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Benny Goodman Band launch into their opening number, ‘Don’t Be That Way’.

CHICAGO (CBS/AP) -- Some of the people memorialized in this story were lifelong Chicagoans, while others spent only a short time in the city. Some would be considered A-list celebrities, others ...

Neil Finn: 'The magic strikes every now and again, inspiration comes once in a while, but turning up every day improves your odds' It's fun to be part of a band that's still evolving, Crowded ...

Jazz drumming was never the same after the arrival of Gene Krupa, the hurricane-handed sticks man they dubbed “The Chicago Flash.” With his combination of movie star good looks, swashbuckling ...

A man said he nearly missed his flight out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after his Waymo got stuck driving in circles in a parking lot, according to a video he posted to LinkedIn and ...

Kiss sees “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” return to a pair of charts in the U.K. this week, as it remains a classic from their ...