As it turns out, “it don’t mean a thing unless you’ve got that swing” applies to global politics as well as music. At Fortune’s Global Forum conference on Monday in New York City, Wynton Marsalis, ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

About halfway through the second act on Sunday night at Jazz at Lincoln Center, artistic director Wynton Marsalis told us about Hagar, an Old Testament figure who has a large role in African American ...

It seems that fiddler extraordinaire Mark O'Connor can't get enough of swing music these days. Two years ago, he released "Hot Swing!" a live trio recording inspired by the 1930s pairing of violinist ...

How does Wynton Marsalis spend his birthday? On the road, of course. The venerable champion of all things jazzy and traditional celebrated his 63rd birthday onstage in Hong Kong on October 18, the ...

One day years ago, jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was hanging with Willie Nelson and Ray Charles when the two older musicians started to talk about their long and diverse careers. “Ray, you know, you ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. This weekend, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) kicked off Jazz ...

That’s a phrase you’ll frequently hear from a pop, rock or country act, but not in a classical concert hall. However, the conductor for this weekend’s Minnesota Orchestra concerts could make such a ...

Those who have repeatedly declared jazz dead were proven wrong yet again in St. Louis two weeks ago. Jazz St. Louis and its two-night Swing for Tomorrow’s Stars Gala had capacity crowds in the middle ...

The busy Marsalis brothers rarely play together. But three of them — with a fourth present in spirit — will share a stage to honor their late father and raise funds for the Louisiana Philharmonic ...