The sound of one of this year's Grammy-nominated reggae albums, Harlem-Kingston Express Live, may seem perplexing at first. But don't let the blend of swing and dub confuse you: That's just the unique ...

Jamaica has been a jazz mecca for about 100 years. Count Basie, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Lena Horne are among the legends who have lived in the Southern Queens area. This ...

If one were to award points for boldness and thinking outside the box, the Jazz Jamaica All Stars would rank high by any measure. The All Stars, a large ensemble of (mostly) Brits, several with ...

Music lovers who attend the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2026 will be treated to the sounds and flavors of Jamaica at the Cultural Exchange Pavilion, an effort to support the island nation ...

February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. The festival will include dancers ...

The grand maestro of Jamaican music: Carlos Malcolm at Steakhouse Studios in Los Angeles. (Credit: Bernadette Madden) Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now ...

The history of Jamaican pop music has been lost on the American market, probably because it never had a champion—someone to organize an engaging history, discography or documentary. The same is true ...

On Dec. 13 and 14, ONE Caribbean Music Festival, invites the best in local talent to be part of the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Talent Search to win an all-expense paid trip to Jamaica, a digital ...

Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now 90-year-old innovator of Jamaican music—this composer, this trombonist, this conductor, this arranger, this director—we ...