In our final look into the basketball & jazz interconnectedness, we focus on several jazz, or funk-jazz soundtracks for movies dedicated to the game, on jazz musicians with a basketball career like ...

Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly wasn’t just an album—it was a bold reimagining of what hip-hop could be. By ...

Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and 1999 blend jazz harmonies with sharp lyricism, proving the genre’s deep connection. Hip-hop may keep evolving, but funk and jazz remain its heartbeat, fueling its ...

The jazz ensemble program features two big bands and multiple small ensembles, each directed or coached by our jazz faculty. The ensembles cover a range of styles, including bebop, Latin-jazz, free ...

Below are the best jazz events happening throughout Miami in the first months of 2026, from prestige-heavy festivals to ...

Nonna Fab shared, “I’ve hosted at smaller venues before, but they’re just expanding!” - welcoming close to 600 people. Since ...

The Bachelor of Music (B.M.) in Jazz and Improvisation is for musicians pursuing careers in jazz, studio recording, and performance in contemporary idioms (popular, world, experimental). The core ...

We remember Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind "Everybody Loves the Sunshine." He died Tuesday at the age of 84. Jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers died earlier this week ...

A rousing new dance set to Bad Bunny’s hit “Nuevayol” is part of Rhythmically Speaking’s jazzy summer production. The Twin Cities dance company’s “Groovers & Makers 2025: 4 Takes on Jazz Dance” ...