An underground oasis of speakeasy-like splendor in the midst of San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin, Black Cat has become the region’s primary portal into the polyrhythmic future of jazz. The latest ...

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Musician Jon Batiste opened a jazz club at Baha Mar in the Bahamas — here's why it's a game changer. Jon Batiste likes warm ...

Cal State Long Beach’s jazz ensemble Pacific Standard Time is getting ready to take their vocals abroad to a place most Americans don’t get to go — Cuba. The backstory: Royce Smith, dean of the ...