As a Yale College undergraduate, Vijay Iyer ’92 majored in math and physics. But unbeknownst to most of his classmates, he was also a student of music. A classically trained violinist, Iyer had by ...

When Detroit's Gerard Gibbs posted a brief online tribute to honor the late Jack DeJohnette, it also revealed Gibbs' love for ...

It's understood that talent alone is rarely enough to be successful in the music business. Among other things, it requires drive, relentless hard work, resilience, and a certain level of business ...

In 2020, I published A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights (WS Publishing), a book that looks at the culture of jazz on a timeline with cultures of the world. At more than 500 pages, the ...

Shortly after Charlie Puth took the stage for the first of his four-night residency at Los Angeles' freshly-opened Blue Note, he shared his intentions with those in attendance and the thousands ...

Legendary jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette has died at 83. The musician played on multiple iconic records and was known for his ...

For more than 15 years, Adrian Younge has provided the backbeat for a large swath of Black entertainment — literally. In addition to composing the scores for Marvel’s “Luke Cage,” the James ...

Reg Chapman joined WCCO-TV in May of 2009. He came to WCCO from WNBC-TV in New York City where he covered an array of stories for the station including the Coney Island plane crash, the crane collapse ...

Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.