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What do chocolate pudding, smiles, gingerbread, fishing and dairy products have to do with each other? They all have lesser-known holidays dedicated to them in the month of June. Celebrate these delightfully obscure days with Jimmy Heath, Louis Armstrong and more.

From soul jazz to classical music and even backing up Paul McCartney, Hubert Laws' dedication to the flute means you've probably heard him play, even if you didn't realize it.

The album's not dead! Want proof? NPR Music's list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.

Singer Maria Muldaur is known for her California-style blues singing. She's toured extensively for over 50 years and become a champion for Americana and folk music.

Many musicians need to supplement their performing careers with other forms of income, a phenomenon called a "portfolio career." Here's how four Seattle-based musicians pull that off.

Most artists belong to their times. But Holiday, born 100 years ago Tuesday, fits in the present.

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

Hiatus Kaiyote's new album Love Heart Cheat Code is unbound by any one style. Bassist Paul Bender spoke with KNKX about the band's jazz inspiration and the new album.

This year's unmissable jazz releases came in two flavors: breakthrough releases by driven young newcomers, and a heap of unearthed treasures from the vault.

The indefatigable saxophonist who helped redefine jazz in the late 1960s died in his sleep Thursday.