Led by guitarist Jose Guzman, this ensemble blends the heart of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with staples as the Cuban son, Puerto Rican bomba, salsa, descarga, cha-cha and bembe, counterpointed with the ...

When pianist, composer, and teaching master Yae-Seul Kim—known to the jazz world as Srisley—touches the keys, listeners are instantly transported to a captivating landscape of sound. Through a deeply ...

Abdullah Ibrahim, who has died aged 91, was a giant of jazz who was indelibly associated with his people’s struggle against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Abdullah Ibrahim's last performance was in his home town of Cape Town in March [AFP via Getty Images] Abdullah Ibrahim, who helped ...

If the ground trembles a bit around the Adrienne Arsht Center on Friday, February 9, don’t blame the State Road 836 construction project down the street. With an as-of-now sold-out house and a trio of ...

Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Mother Africa season continued last weekend with two concerts featuring South African contemporary pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini performing the music of Bheki ...

South African jazz pianist, composer and improviser who cast a spell on audiences all over the world ...

On a Wednesday night in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, four vocalists rehearse an arrangement of Cuban singer Celia Cruz, accompanied by a pianist to their right. Through these weekly rehearsals, Stanford ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center will launch its “Mother Africa” season with the world premiere of “Afro!,” a new commission by managing and artistic director — and jazz legend — Wynton Marsalis, on Sept. 18–20 ...

The vibrant sounds of India and Africa converge in a celebration of cultural unity. The flagship concert, ‘One World, One ...