There will be celebrations of the man’s music around the world this year, including the promising “Unlimited Miles” performance as part of the Denver Jazz Fest in April, and Davis’ primary record ...

The Utah Jazz won't be tasked with going up against Anthony Davis for their upcoming matchup vs. the Dallas Mavericks. According to head coach Jason Kidd, Davis has been downgraded to out for the ...

When we use the term “inventor” to describe an artist, we think of a creative person who takes art to another level, place or concept. Breaking the rules and discarding the conventions that are well ...

TAMPA, FL — On Sunday, September 28th, Colors of Jazz on WMNF 88.5 FM will pay tribute to one of the most iconic figures in American music history: Miles Davis. Marking the 34th anniversary of his ...

SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its concert schedule for May 2025. Some of today’s top ensembles reunite on the SMOKE stage including: supergroup Something Else! featuring Vincent Herring (Apr 30-May ...

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has named renowned jazz drummer Troy Davis as the 2025 recipient of the Alvin Batiste Award. Davis will receive the award at 7:30 p.m. May 1, during the River ...

Francis Davis, an articulate and gimlet-eyed cultural critic who achieved an eminent stature in jazz, died on Monday at his home in Philadelphia. He was 78. His wife, Terry Gross, the co-executive ...

This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here. “Jazz has absorbed whatever was around from the very beginning,” the ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! If Francis Davis were chasing a Holy Grail, it might have been John Coltrane. The ...