There are plenty of fictional stories about utopian societies where life is good and everybody gets along. Of course, the word utopia literally means "no place," suggesting that an actual utopia is ...

Time has a way of sweeping some jazz stars away while leaving others top of mind. One supergroup that seems to be disappearing from the public consciousness is the Modern Jazz Quartet. In the 1950s, ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Four celebrated jazz musicians of the 21st century are paying homage to jazz’s most celebrated historic foursome ...

I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz. The role of the vibraphone is unique in jazz, blending rhythm, melody, and ...

The Modern Jazz Quartet had their origins in trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra where vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist John Lewis, and drummer Kenny Clarke played together. Bassist Percy Heath ...

Postmodern Jazz Quartet performed a lively jazz set on March 2, at Morgenstern’s Bookstore & Café Jazz Salon event. The performance featured music from Keith Jarrett’s album “Standards” which was a ...