That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

For years, purist fans of traditional New Orleans jazz have worried their favorite music is a dying art form. Oh, sure, something like trad jazz, loud and frenetic with a side helping of street funk, ...

When singer and trumpeter Anne Linders moved from St. Louis to Boston in 2020, she wanted to put together a new version of her lively traditional jazz band Annie and the Fur Trappers. That proved to ...

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WouGCI6ARI4&feature=youtu.be] As students and families prepare for the 2024 commencement ceremony at CU Boulder on May 9, there ...

For the past couple of months, OffBeat has posted a survey on our website, just to get an idea of what our readers like, their opinions on political matters related to music, how they use information ...

The 50th annual Three Rivers Jazzaffair will be the last. The festival takes place April 10-13 and features 19 bands across three venues. The festival has given out over $200,000 in scholarships to ...

Chicago's new home for straight-ahead, classic, Live Jazz, 5 nights a week – with an emphasis on singers. While straight-ahead jazz is our primary focus, we also love and happily present trad-jazz, ...

There exists a group of jazz musicians dedicated to pre-bebop jazz who have traditionally populated the catalogs of the Nagel-Heyer and Arbors record labels. These musicians include Herb Pomeroy, Max ...

The Michigan Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary on July 20th at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. The free event features over 40 Michigan-based bands across eight stages, along with jazz ...