All About Jazz readers are usually very hip to the joys and challenges of listening to this uniquely American and endlessly fascinating art form we call jazz. Aficionados of jazz like to talk about ...

What should I listen for? As we go through the individual CDs, you'll get specific pointers about what to listen for in the tracks I've highlighted. But in general, you'll notice that much of this ...

This is the second spring in a row where the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival isn't happening at the Fair Grounds. Instead, WWOZ-FM is presenting "Jazz Festing in Place," a days-long broadcast of ...

From one end of my iTunes library to the other, there is generally a different type of music for every occasion, so to speak. For example, rainy days, full of storm clouds and grey skies, I make sure ...