Known for playing bass guitar in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea is releasing his first solo album -- and it features his first love: jazz trumpet. It's called "Honora." ...

Bassist Christian McBride plays the Mesa Arts Center on Thursday — he’s performing with fellow bassist Edgar Meyer. Their ...

Gisborne teenager Rikipapaki “Riki” Reedy’s musical career reached a new high when he was selected to play double bass for ...

For local musician Chuck Sher, the mastermind behind Petaluma’s weekly Jazz in the Plaza concert series, music is the key to his emotional world. “It’s hard for me to access emotions at the drop of a ...

The Intervals and Nita Strauss bassist’s personalized 6-string Dingwall was first made as a one-off artist build – only for ...

The city’s music is spiritual, searching and defiantly local, even when it spreads worldwide. Hear tracks from Yusef Lateef, ...

Readers respond to “Change Your Life. Start a Band,” an Opinion guest essay by Hugo Lindgren. Also: Bruce Springsteen’s art.

Flea is recognised as one of the best bassists on the planet, and his tricky childhood helped shape his unique style of ...

Jack DeJohnette and Michel Portal – both of whom died recently – are phenomenal foils for the Weather Report alumnus’s classical-influenced jazz ...

Mario Biondi, an iconic figure on the international soul and jazz scene, will take the stage at the Margaret Island Theater on May 23, for the 3rd Jazz and Wine Festival.

Over the years, the result of this balance has been regular acclaim; In 2009, for example, Flea was named the second-best bassist ever, second only to The Who’s John Entwistle, in a Rolling Stone ...

A popular jazz festival and program are at risk as Bellevue College considers closing 12 academic departments, including the ...