In Pearl Cleage’s play “Blues for an Alabama Sky,” four close friends find hope, comfort and love in an often-hostile and judmental world. But “Blues” isn’t set in contemporary America. It takes place ...

The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) dives into the coolest, most thrilling recent works by hot, young composers with its first-ever concert at Duling Hall, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. The cozy, ...

JUNO nominated and Maple Blues Award winner Spencer Mackenzie returns with his new album, Empty Chairs released by Gypsy Soul Records on February 20th, 2026. Spencer's passion for the genre deepens as ...

People fill up Lafayette Square, especially in the shady spots, during the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Fest in New Orleans, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.. This year's fest is Oct. 10-12. OKTOBERFEST: ...

John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival Fourteenth Year article by La-Faithia White , published on October 6, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more In Pictures articles ...

LIVE FROM FLAT V by Josh Smith SOLO EXPANSIONS, PART 1. Over the next few columns, Josh Smith will demonstrate three distinct approaches he likes to take to expand his soloing vocabulary within the ...

The Philadelphia Blues Society is hosting its first-ever annual blues festival at Temple University’s Ambler Campus on Oct. 11. The daylong event will feature performances by local, national and ...

Leon Thomas previews his forthcoming PHOLKS EP with funky new single "Just How You Are" and a music video starring Lovie Simone. Get all the details.

With three prodigious gunslingers all bringing their secret sauce to the cook-off, Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore and Johnny Moeller are channeling the blues they grew up with – and taking it to new places, ...

Get ready for an evening full of funky soul, rock jazz and blues when Blues Hall of Famer Bettye LaVette joins Grammy winner Cyril Neville on The United ...

This weekend, the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival returns after nearly 25 years’ absence from the scene. After an 11-year run from 1991-2001 at Liberty Memorial, the festival disbanded due to money ...