*In observation of Black Music Month, gospel jazz is a genre that definitely deserves attention, especially “Power,” the new praise and worship instrumental jazz offering from saxophonist Cameron Ross ...

Billy Harper as he appears on the cover of the 1990 album Destiny Is Yours Credit: Steve Krakow for Chicago Reader Saxophonist Billy Harper has a quote from jazz radio broadcaster Miles Willis ...

Music is a vital element to the Christian faith. King David, famous for his soul-stirring Psalms in the Bible, wrote of singing new songs to the Lord using popular instruments during his lifetime, ...

Tenor saxophonist and educator Javon Jackson, who grew up in Denver, currently chairs the Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Studies at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. That ...

In a candid conversation that bridges the earthly and divine, renowned saxophonist Kirk Whalum unveils the mystical dimensions of jazz, sharing intimate stories of supernatural moments and spiritual ...

Love and hope poured from the stage of the Scottish Rite Cathedral Sunday night as the Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest ended with the annual “Kirk Whalum’s Gospel According to Jazz Celebration.” And having ...

Jazz, blues, classical, funk, pop, soul, bossa nova, gospel, rock, Afrobeat, disco and country. These are just some of the styles of music that tenor saxophone great Houston Person has performed in ...

The “prosperity gospel" with its detractors and supporters has created quite a stir recently. This controversial message of personal, emotional, and spiritual wholeness has been commended for its ...

After several years of playing alongside music legends like Femi Kuti, Orits Williki and Onyeka Onwenu, US-based gospel musician and saxophonist, Abiodun Oluwamayowa Awokoya, simply known as Abbey Che ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Laurie Sears picked up her first saxophone at 10 years old and has been playing ever since. Private lessons and band classes turned into shows with local jazz bands and orchestras ...