Musical improvisation, specifically in jazz music, is a defining element of the genre — musicians building off each other’s sound through extemporized melodies from the roots of African rhythms and ...

Amina Figarova: Cross-Continental Jazz article by Franz A. Matzner, published on July 8, 2008 at All About Jazz. Find more Interview articles ...

A crackling energy permeates Continental Divide, as if the album itself straddles tectonic plates, with the music shifting and erupting underfoot like a geological tempest in full bloom. Saxophonist ...

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting January 1st, 2011 - Buy Paquito DRivera The Madrid Big Band Clazz Continental Latin Jazz Live At Barcelona DVD ...

The most intriguing musical moment of the recent Oscars telecast was a wonderful Hot Club of France-style number from the dark animated comedy "Belleville." The album is equally refreshing, packed ...

The Continental Drifters never made a proper live album during their original tenure, and finally got around to it during their reunion at Jazz Fest last spring. Presented complete on one CD, this was ...