Editor’s note: Backstage is a regular feature in Enjoy! that offers a glimpse behind the scenes of those who work in theater, the arts and music. If you are involved in the arts and would like to ...

Jazz & Blues Smooth Mix for Warm Summer Nights This compilation captures the magic of balmy summer evenings when time slows down and every sound feels richer. Featuring Hank Hehmsoth’s track “Mirror, ...

Jazz Foundation of America, 32 Bar Blues and Chiaroscuro Records are proud to present In The Key Of Chiaroscuro. 'Tis the season to be jazzy. Compiled from the Chiaroscuro archives along with special ...

In the mid-1800s, a German harmonica manufacturer named Hohner started exporting his product to North America. Being relatively inexpensive, relatively easy to play and extremely portable, the ...

“The blues was like that problem child that you may have had in the family. You was a little bit ashamed to let anybody see him, but you loved him. You just didn’t know how other people would take it.

Jazz and blues are often treated as one and the same — but how did one end up taking over and surpassing the other, ushering in the jazz age? That's a subject of an upcoming HBO biopic, called Bessie, ...

Blues and jazz continue to play a key role in the musical history of the Detroit area, even as other music takes over the mainstream scene. The downtown area's fabulous blues clubs bring the best of ...

Samantha Fish will headline the 2025 Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival on Aug. 16. The Grammy-nominated blues guitarist is one of five acts in the lineup announced Thursday. Admission is free for the ...