Trumpeter Daniel José Carr doesn’t speak much on stage during the Tuesday jazz jams at True Story Brewing. But one evening in April, after the opening song, he had a few words for the audience.

Amid all the suffering and deprivation wrought by COVID-19, the pandemic also made the world a less musical place. Jazmin Ghent, a jazz saxophonist, gave her last live performance in February 2020 ...

The alto saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and pop music, known for its smooth, expressive sound. Over the years, many talented musicians have made their mark playing the alto ...

Notes about playing jazz; a fun guide to this inventive music. Yup, notes are the problem. How many to play, which ones, and at what time. Guitarists are known by their desire to play one or two extra ...

Look, I'm not going to lie to you. Nobody ever just woke up one morning and thought, “Of all the things possible in the vastness that is life, what I'd really like to do is play smooth jazz 250 nights ...

Each June, just as the marine layer gives way to early summer sun, a different kind of tide rolls into downtown San Diego, not waves, but the warm, rhythm-soaked tones of smooth jazz. The San Diego ...

It’s no coincidence that acclaimed jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright’s most recent single is titled “Living My Best Life.” It’s an apt description of the multiple-Grammy Award-nominee’s entire ...