The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has launched its search for the “next great jazz vocalist” through the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Applications are being ...

Vik Gečytė, who appeared in the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, explored the New York jazz scene during her college years in the U.S., becoming known for her scatting, refined ...

A 24-year-old piano prodigy, Jahari Stampley, has won one of the most prestigious awards in jazz. The competition held by the Herbie Hancock Institute is widely seen as anointing new stars. (Marcio ...

The famed composer George Russell once said, "If America has a future, Jazz has a future. The two are inseparable.” Since its beginnings on the streets of New Orleans more than a century ago, Jazz has ...

In honor of what would’ve been jazz great Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday on April 29, the top 15 high school jazz bands from across the nation will be competing for the Essentially Ellington ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – For most high school jazz bands, getting invited to perform in the prestigious Essentially Ellington festival would be a once-in-a-lifetime honor. The Jazz Orchestra at Byron Center ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Jahari Stampley, a 23-year-old pianist from Chicago, won the prize as the genre’s premier coronation ceremony for young talent was ...

The University of Minnesota dance team is bringing home some major hardware after competing during a three-day national championship competition in Florida. The school’s dance team won the ...

It's been quite a birthday for Jahari Stampley. All right around the same time, he turned 24 and released his first album, called Still Listening. On Sunday, he won one of the biggest awards in jazz. ...