Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris, France In the roaring twenties, the world buzzed with jazz rhythms and a spirit of liberation. It was ...

Paris has always embraced and celebrated jazz. Starting after World War I, jazz musicians flocked to Paris to play this new, unique sound unfamiliar to the French. Post-World War II, Paris welcomed a ...

Tucked away behind the Pantheon in the 5ème Arrondissement of Paris, there is a bar. This bar is small and unpretentious, wallpapered inside with yellowed posters in an anarchy of papier mâché. There ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jazz music is an inherently elusive genre. While its roots stem from influences like European harmonics, African rhythms, ragtime, ...

PARIS, France — As visitors watch the 2024 Olympics in Paris, they will notice the eclectic and electrifying swinging sounds of brass horns, drums and pianos. Jazz is deeply rooted in Paris's modern ...

For this exclusive jazz-focused evening, Jeff Goldblum will be joined by The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, featuring John Storie ...

In his most natural setting—onstage alongside brother Nat Adderley—and accompanied by pianist George Duke, bassist Walter Booker and the trusty Roy McCurdy on drums, Cannonball Adderley pops and bops ...

To say that Spanish-born Ramón López is an in-demand drummer would be an understatement. His recent collaborators span a wide spectrum of creative music, including Satoko Fujii, Natsuki Tamura, Ivo ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Not even two paralyzed fingers could prevent Django Reinhardt, born 100 years ago in a caravan, from becoming one of the world's greatest guitarists. The founder of gypsy jazz, with ...

Uncover the lasting influence of African Americans on Paris during the Jazz Age! Walk in the footsteps of Josephine Baker, Langston Hughes and other African American luminaries on an active and ...

Jazz music is an inherently elusive genre. While its roots stem from influences like European harmonics, African rhythms, ragtime, and blues, it’s impossible to pinpoint the exact seed from which it ...