A local jazz legend died Tuesday on Hutchinson Island when the golf cart he was in was struck by a car coming off the island’s former racetrack. Click here to view a slideshow of photos of the life and legacy of Ben Tucker. Savannah-Chatham police confirmed Tuesday afternoon 82-year-old Ben Tucker was the driver of [...]

Congratulations to the winners of the 17th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards in music and recording, listed below. Professional Journalist Members of the JJA made open nominations in a first selection round; those who received the most nominations advanced to the final ballot. Winners will receive their awards at one of their own upcoming [...]

Jean Bach, a lifelong jazz zealot whose fascination with a photograph of the titans of jazz gathered in front of a Harlem brownstone in 1958 led her to make a prizewinning movie about that moment, “A Great Day in Harlem,” 36 years later, died on Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 94. The photographer Carol [...]

On Friday, June 21, the festival features 5th and York, Peter White, Euge Groove and Brian Culbertson. On Saturday, June 22, the festival features Gregg Karukas, Marion Meadows, Paul Taylor, Vincent Ingala and BWB (Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and Rick Braun). Location: Time Warner Cable Uptown Ampitheatre Click here to learn more.

Congratulations to the winners of the 17th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards in music and recording, listed below. Professional Journalist Members of the JJA made open nominations in a first selection round; those who received the most nominations advanced to the final ballot. Winners will receive their awards at one of their own upcoming [...]

The 23rd Annual North Carolina Central University Jazz Festival will feature performances by saxophonist Benny Golson and the Carl Allen Quartet. The festival, from April 15–20, will also include performances by the NCCU Jazz Ensembles, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, the NCCU Jazz Faculty group, student combos and the UNC–Chapel Hill faculty jazz group. Benny Golson, a legendary [...]

WNCU is broadcasting special programming for Women’s History Month from March 25-29. Tune in every evening from 9-10pm for programs that pay tribute to women in jazz. You’ll hear music from pioneers of the 20′s and 50′s. This special programming is made possible by listener support. Keep this music history available by pledging online. Schedule [...]

Trumpeter, composer and educator Donald Byrd, one of the most important, widely recorded and versatile jazz musicians to come roaring out of Detroit during the city’s golden age of bebop in the 1950s, has died at age 80. Byrd’s death, which had been the subject of rumors for several days, was confirmed by his nephew, [...]

WNCU will air four 60-minute specials each Monday night in February to honor Black History Month. Each show will air at 9pm. Feb. 4 NPR’s Jazz Profiles-Johnny Hartman, Balladeer and featured artist for February at WNCU Feb. 11 Rev. William Barber, president of state NAACP, conversation with Kimberley Pierce Cartwright Feb. 18 Heavenly Sight, A [...]

As a music form born and bred in the United States, jazz has committed fans throughout the world. On January 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., EST, the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center, will hold its annual NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, located at Jazz [...]