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Jack Irons was inducted into the Rock Hall as a founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and also did a stint in Pearl Jam.

On International Jazz Day, theGrio examines the racist origins of the term 'jazz' and the rejection of it by music legends.

This is American Routes with a tribute to the legendary New Orleans drummer, James Black. Black also composed tunes like "Monkey Puzzle" and "Dee Wee," both recorded by Ellis Marsalis' ensemble in the early 1960s. As a composer, Black received support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

In a press conference Tuesday in Burlington's City Hall Park, Burlington Discover Jazz Festival guest curator Michael Mwenso and his Electric Root cofounder, Jono Gasparro,...

He wrote the music for Scott-Heron’s astonishing streams of social consciousness – and then his royalties got cut off. The jazz-funk artist explains why he focused on a comeback instead of lawsuits

The 2022 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival—produced by the Flynn in association with Burlington City Arts, and presented by New England Federal Credit Union—takes place June 3-12, with events all over Downtown Burlington and beyond. The Flynn will welcome Michael Mwenso, leader of the captivating band Mwenso & The Shakes and co-founder of Electric Root, and his creative partner Jono Gasparro as the curators for this year's festival.

Happy Record Store Day, everyone!

That's huge!!

The Carrie Fisher documentary is heartbreaking, but definitely worth watching.

In the planning stage since 2019, when the world was a very different place, the 80th Whitney Biennial will run until 6 September 2022