During segregation, Black-owned jazz clubs and bars known as the “Chitlin’ Circuit” emerged across the American South.

John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born Oct. 21, 1917 in South Carolina, the youngest of nine children of Lottie and James ...

A young troublemaker at the Colored Waif’s Home encounters one horn and two music educators. The world changes.

WGN’s Dave Schwan talks with author Larry Tye about his book, “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count ...

The Suns, meanwhile, feel that acquiring three of the Jazz’s first-round picks unlocks trade possibilities for the club as they improve their roster around Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley ...

When the Bloomorda machine goes haywire, CatNap, Hoppy Hopscotch and Bubba Bubbaphant are all teleported into Zoonomaly. Once in the new world, they start transforming into zoo animals, and have to ...

Catch Gabriel Bey and Friends for live jazz on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 10580 N.

Gary Larson's The Far Side tackled several subjects over the years, though his particular take on music appealed to a number ...