Nori is an eclectic modern jazz band featuring Akina Adderley on vocals, Erik Telford on trumpet, Nick Litterski on keys, Aaron Allen on upright bass, and Andy Beaudoin on drums. Festival Peak ...

Orbert Davis is a history buff. When this Chicago trumpeter, bandleader, and composer funnels his prodigious creative energy towards a new project, he’s usually tackling — or, really, bear-hugging — ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Nina Simone's birthday today! The High Priestess - Eunice Waymon was born in Tryon, North Carolina as the sixth of seven children in a poor family. The child prodigy ...

CARRY-LE-ROUET, France (AP) -- Remembering her artistry and activism, hundreds of mourners crowded a church in southern France on Friday to bid farewell to jazz singer Nina Simone.