3 people struck by vehicle near Jazz Fest gates

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As crowds prepared to return to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for its second weekend, police say three people were struck by a vehicle just outside the event gates Thursday (May 1) morning. According to New Orleans Police, …

‘Jazz in Arabic Culture’ celebrates growth of this musical form in Middle East and Africa

Eugene Marlow, Ph.D. pictured with the Great Wall of China in the background. His documentary, “Jazz in China,” won the 2022 American Insight Free Speech Film Festival and received the Award of Excellence from the Depth of Field International Film Festival …

Three pedestrians hit by car near Jazz Fest entrance, hospitalized, New Orleans police say

Three pedestrians were hit by a car near an entrance to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans Police Department.  Police said the crash, which they called an accident, was reported at the intersection of …

Jazz in the Park returns this summer with a new schedule, new bands

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Jazz in the Park returns to Milwaukee this summer with a new format.  Now, concerts will take place every other Thursday, from June 5 to September 25 at Cathedral Square Park.  Also, jazz will only be part of this year's …

32 years ago, Jeff Ament rented a ’61 Jazz Bass from Norman's Rare Guitars to record Pearl Jam’s Vs. – and now he’s been ...

Jeff Ament has been reunited with one of the most sentimental bass guitars he’s ever played, more than three decades after using it to track an iconic Pearl Jam record. In a new post on Instagram, Ament told the tale of his 1961 Fender Jazz Bass, which he …

Excellence In Jazz Playlist, May 1, 2025

Storms Around for your Jazz Fest Weekend

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After a few early showers and storms Thursday we saw a quick return to blue sky and sunshine. We could see a few more down pours into the afternoon with plenty of warm and moist air available and several disturbances developing just to …

3 people struck by vehicle near Jazz Fest gates

HHS Friends of Music have successful Taste of Jazz fundraiser

Havre High School band and choir students again shared some jazz - and refreshments - with the community during the Taste of Jazz fundraiser put on by the Havre High Friends of Music. Friends of Music President Samantha Nimmick said the fundraiser brought …

Jazz Clubs Revitalized Around the Valley

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has described live jazz as “the power of now,” where music is created almost instantaneously through telepathic conversations between the musicians. Due to jazz club closures during the pandemic, audiences have had fewer …