Political conscience occupies a special place in the quintessence of modern jazz, fueling, in its most heated moments, the stuff of blunt insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Political Blues, ...

One of the major transitions in the blues took place after thousands of Mississippians moved to Chicago, and drew upon the acoustic sounds of the Delta to create electrified Chicago blues. One of the ...

When Chicago blues musician Eddie Shaw played his saxophone, the room seemed to quake. His immense, raspy, growling sound cut through the instrumentals surrounding him. His ornate solos packed vast ...

“Sax Blues & BBQ,” a jazz and blues festival, will return to Daniel Vineyards at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1, featuring traditional blues, jazz and gospel music for the public to enjoy. The festival is ...

EDMONTON – Saxophone is most often seen as a jazz instrument, but a few great players like Eddie Shaw are around to remind us of its role in the history of blues music. Mississippi-born Shaw is one of ...

People are often surprised to learn Vanessa Collier describes herself as shy and introverted. Those labels don’t skew with the vibrant and charismatic blues, soul and funk singer and saxophone player ...

The young American taps into generational memory with assorted guest vocalists and a rich, rewarding palette of styles and moods The first two albums from American alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins ...

Long recognized as an avant-garde fixture with creativity up the wazoo, the World Saxophone Quartet has a language all its own. Its four-part harmony flows worlds apart from the norm while its ...