From a music theory perspective, jazz, gospel and funk are probably the most technically advanced genres, with exotic chord names like ‘minor seven flat five’ and ‘augmented seven sharp nine’ thrown ...

"The Gospel According to Jazz" concert closed out the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Saturday, offering the talents of not one but four premiere female jazz vocalists, all having roots in gospel. Leading ...

She's known on the gospel circuit as "The Trumpet Lady," but Syreeta Thompson is much more than that. She's toured and worked with Beyoncé and Tito Puente, and her circle of friends and mentors ...

Jazz musicians, even agnostic ones, have a soft spot for gospel. It's part of the foundation of American music, an essential language like the blues. That doesn't mean they treat gospel tunes ...

A Big Freedia show is typically a twerk-a-thon of booty-bouncing dancers. But throughout the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, fans have seen a different side of the Queen of Bounce. This ...