Santa Barbara music lovers are in for a rare treat this winter as the Grammy Award–winning vocal jazz group New York Voices brings its acclaimed harmonies ...

HARMONY — Daniel Slindee knew the pros were coming to Harmony Thursday, six jazz musicians who would help members of the Fillmore Central jazz bands improve and do improv, and he was eager to learn.

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

Imagine, if you will, the musical equivalent of a black-tie gala crashing into an abstract art exhibit. This is Uncharted Harmonies, where Perry Como, the man whose voice could soothe a charging bull, ...

This is Joe Gideon’s morning mantra — reassuring himself that every day would be as indelibly entertaining as the last. Whether or not any performance is on the docket, to Gideon, protagonist of “All ...

The meteorological apocalypse predicted for Saturday bypassed the New Orleans Jazz Fest entirely. By mid-afternoon, the sun even broke through the clouds. Thus, thousands of fans stomped through the ...