Not only is Eldad a first-rate vibraphonist, but his compositional ideas also bring an interesting and innovative sound to the fore. Eldad Tarmu was born and raised in Los Angeles. He originally ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The 13th Annual “Smooth Sounds by the Sea” offered a relaxing afternoon of soulful jazz and R&B at the historic Alice Austen House in Rosebank. The yearly event pays tribute to ...

Vibraphone has often been a rare specialty on the local jazz scene, but two vibes-based bands have recently appeared: Onda, an up-and-coming Brazilian quartet, did three sets at Brasa, while Juan ...

A Sarnia-area vibes master and a leading London singer perform together Wednesday in the opening of a summer edition of jazz concerts. Johnny Bond, an ally of the late Peter Appleyard, and Denise ...

On Aug. 4 and 5, jazz lovers from across the nation will gather at the Colwood Golf Center (near Portland International Airport) as the beloved Vanport Jazz Festival gets underway. “We want people to ...

The legend goes like this: In 1930, jazz drummer Lionel Hampton was performing a gig at the NBC studios. In those days, and for a long time to come, the sound that identified NBC was three notes ...

CALL HIM POP. Call him jazz. Call him, if you must, a smooth operator. But whatever you do, don’t call the music that trumpeter Chris Botti makes smooth jazz. “We’re not smooth jazz,” Botti says, ...