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Martín Selasco's electro-cumbia project Terror/Cactus welcomes jazz reed player Kate Olson on new single.

Another departure from the Kennedy Center: Composer, pianist, educator and bandleader Jason Moran announced on social media that he is no longer the artistic director for jazz. Moran joined the Kennedy Center in 2011.

Lara Downes sits down with the brilliant jazz harpist to discuss the power of female lineage in the worlds of jazz and classical music.

Joni's Jazz, a celebration of Joni Mitchell's deep affinity with jazz, will be released as a boxed set and on digital services on Sep. 5. A previously unreleased demo version of "Be Cool" from 1980 has been released as a single today.

88-year-old trombonist and composer Julian Priester arrived in Seattle in 1979, and has become the Northwest’s “mentor in chief,” but that’s just a small part of Priester’s six-decade musical journey.

Drummer Adam Deitch, guitarist Ari Teitel and organist Sam Fribush celebrate the versatility of the organ trio on their debut album.

Dave Grusin is known to some as a gifted pianist and keyboard player, to others as one of the most talented and prolific composers of film and TV scores. To many, he's a champion of musical talent no matter the genre.

Joe Chambers is a composer and commanding multi-instrumentalist who plays drums, vibraphone, marimba, and piano — and is still going strong today.