/tags/jazz jazz en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:05:39 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-16/jazz-improv-and-indias-carnatic-music-tradition-find-their-way-into-unt-grads-debut-album For University of North Texas alumnus Aakash Sridhar, the journey to jazz — and his debut album, Revived Emotions — started with the tabla and few chances to improvise. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:05:39 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-16/jazz-improv-and-indias-carnatic-music-tradition-find-their-way-into-unt-grads-debut-album Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /arts-culture/2024-09-05/denton-arts-jazz-festival-announces-headliners-all-stages-are-returning-thanks-to-donations The Denton Arts & Jazz Festival has announced its headliners, and organizers said the festival on Oct. 4-6 will have the same number of stages despite earlier financial concerns. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:45:24 GMT /arts-culture/2024-09-05/denton-arts-jazz-festival-announces-headliners-all-stages-are-returning-thanks-to-donations Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle /arts-culture/2023-10-04/headed-to-denton-arts-jazz-bring-the-kids-for-family-friendly-creative-fun It’s almost time for the 43rd annual Denton Arts & Jazz Festival this weekend at Quakertown Park. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-10-04/headed-to-denton-arts-jazz-bring-the-kids-for-family-friendly-creative-fun Juan Betancourt | Denton Record-Chronicle /arts-culture/2023-06-16/sons-of-music-luminary-dennis-gonzalez-share-their-fathers-legacy Dennis Gonzalez' family pays tribute to beloved jazz musician's legacy. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:48:25 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-16/sons-of-music-luminary-dennis-gonzalez-share-their-fathers-legacy Pablo Arauz Peña /arts-culture/2023-02-03/terence-blanchard-brings-his-trailblazing-opera-to-the-dallas-symphony ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ was the first work by a Black composer to be staged by the Metropolitan Opera of New York. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-02-03/terence-blanchard-brings-his-trailblazing-opera-to-the-dallas-symphony Thor Christensen l Contributor, The Dallas Morning News /arts-culture/2022-10-13/the-story-of-jazz-great-roy-hargrove-is-one-of-4-must-sees-at-the-dallas-international-film-festival A new documentary playing at the Dallas International Film Festival explores the Booker T. Washington alum's contribution to jazz and his place among the all-time greats. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2022-10-13/the-story-of-jazz-great-roy-hargrove-is-one-of-4-must-sees-at-the-dallas-international-film-festival Stephen Becker /arts-culture/2022-03-16/dennis-gonzalez-dallas-music-luminary-and-teacher-dies-at-68 Gonzalez’s contributions to experimental jazz spanned decades and reached across the globe. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:21:39 GMT /arts-culture/2022-03-16/dennis-gonzalez-dallas-music-luminary-and-teacher-dies-at-68 Pablo Arauz Peña /2015-06-11/ornette-coleman-jazz-iconoclast-dies-at-85 The American jazz saxophonist and composer who liberated jazz from conventional harmony, tonality, structure and expectation, died Thursday of cardiac arrest in Manhattan at age 85. Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:33:00 GMT /2015-06-11/ornette-coleman-jazz-iconoclast-dies-at-85 Howard Mandel /2014-10-03/how-keras-sam-baker-gave-back-with-jazz-in-words-and-music When you're listening to ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, there's a separate station running on a subfrequency of 90.1. Only special radios for people who have trouble seeing or… Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:07:43 GMT /2014-10-03/how-keras-sam-baker-gave-back-with-jazz-in-words-and-music Lyndsay Knecht /arts/2013-07-04/playing-for-keeps-jazz-legend-hands-out-trumpets-and-responsibility A lot of non-profits preach music education for kids, but a local jazz legend is keeping his simple.Every year, Freddie Jones hands out about a dozen… Thu, 04 Jul 2013 12:08:05 GMT /arts/2013-07-04/playing-for-keeps-jazz-legend-hands-out-trumpets-and-responsibility Courtney Collins