Local musicians lend their talents to help bring Jazz to schools
Local musicians are lending their talents to inspire the next generation of jazz enthusiasts by helping raise money for Jazz education in schools across Wisconsin.
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East High School tries to set a new tone with jazz
As jazz echoes though the halls of East High School students stop to groove. They're drawn to the band of seven as the musicians improvise some of the genre's standards. Their feet tap. Their hips sway. Their spirits lift.
Pixar releases trailer for 'Soul,' its first black-led animated movie
Pixar is ready to make us all cry. Again.
Top 10 jazz artists
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans. It originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and developed from roots in blues and ragtime. Jazz is seen by many as "America's classical music." Fan website thetoptens.com ranks the top 10 artists of all time.
Google Doodle honors Hugh Masekela
Google has created a doodle in honor of jazz legend and anti-apartheid hero Hugh Masekela on what would have been his 80th birthday.
Jazz singer Nancy Wilson dead at 81
Nancy Wilson, a three-time Grammy-winning artist who called herself a "song stylist," has died, her manager said.
Jazz improv and your brain: The key to creativity?
Could jazz improvisation be a key to understanding how the brain invents?
Hugh Masekela, South African jazz legend, dies at age 78
Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the South African government announced on its official Twitter page. He was 78.
Preview: Bucks at Jazz
The Utah Jazz always like seeing 'Milwaukee' on the home schedule and look to post their 14th consecutive home victory over the Bucks on Friday.
B.B. King's music influence extends to legendary Madison jazz musician
He was only 12 years old and the blues were part of life in Chicago. Richard Davis discovered the blues were also a part of music when he heard a young guitar player at the 708 Club. That guitar player was a young man named Reilly King.
UW-Madison professor nets highest jazz honor
An 83-year-old music professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has played bass with Bruce Springsteen and classical conductor Igor Stravinsky has been awarded the nation's highest honor in jazz.
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