Oct 06 The Wood Brothers Make Austin Home Critics have been praising the Wood Brothers since their first studio project together, a 2006 modern blues and folk album called "Ways Not to Lose." NPR named the album one of the best of the year. Continue reading
Jun 17 Jazzy Start for the White House Music Series By Arts Desk The East Room of the White House sounded more like a high school music room Monday when more than 140 student musicians attended the first installment of a new educational music series. Continue reading
Jun 09 In Science and Jazz, Father and Son Find Common Bonds By Arts Desk It's just after closing on a Friday night at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington. In the darkened auditorium, a jazz quintet is building a rhythmic floor on a soft, steady percussion line and lilting piano chords. Continue reading
Mar 10 From Moscow With Jazz The forecast called for a mix of rain and snow in Moscow, and that's exactly what greeted Jackie Ryan last month when she arrived for her first visit to the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival. Continue reading
Mar 09 Blurring the Boundaries of Jazz, Arabic Music By Arts Desk In another in our series about the Kennedy Center's Arabesque art festival, Jeffrey Brown profiles Egyptian musician Fathy Salama, who began playing the piano at age 6 and performing at Cairo clubs at 13. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Musician Salama Blends Jazz, Traditional Arab Style Musician Fathy Salama started playing piano in Cairo jazz clubs at age 13, and has since been recognized for his combinations of traditional Arab music and jazz, winning a 2005 Grammy award for his collaboration with Youssou N'Dour on the… Continue watching
Mar 06 Tonight on the NewsHour: Fathy Salama By Arts Desk Jeffrey Brown profiles Fathy Salama in our series about the Kennedy Center's Arabesque art festival. Salama began playing the piano at age 6 and performing at Cairo clubs at 13. Continue reading
Dec 31 Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard Dies at Age 70 Freddie Hubbard, the influential and prolific jazz trumpeter, died Monday in Sherman Oaks, Calif., of complications from a heart attack suffered Nov. 28. He was 70. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch President Bush Visits Gulf Coast for Katrina Anniversary President Bush arrived in Biloxi, Miss. Monday to survey the region's recovery effort in the year since Hurricane Katrina. His next stop is New Orleans. The city's leaders and residents discuss the changes that have taken place since the hurricane… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch King of Jazz Trumpeter Maynard Ferguson Dies Maynard Ferguson, the undisputed high-note king of the trumpet, well known for his theme from "Rocky," died from kidney and liver failure Wednesday at age 78. Continue watching