Jazz—the real McCoy—has been defined as “collective improvisation.” The Pentecostal gift of tongues is most likely to descend on jazz musicians when they are not hampered by printed notes.

AN EYE ON FOR SMILE. THANK YOU. WELL, PEOPLE GATHERED AT THE FALLS OF THE OHIO FOR A RELAXING EVENING FILLED WITH MUSIC. IT’S PART OF RHYTHMS ON THE RIVER. U OF L SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERCUSSION STUDIO ...

A Fosston, Minn., music tradition is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The country music jam session has been held the first Sunday of almost every month at the Embassy Community Center.

When walking into the East Simpson Coffee Company in Lafayette, it might be easy to confuse the music as simply coming from the speakers. But take a walk upstairs and one can’t miss the group of ...

SPENCER — As the name suggests, the “Ole Friends Band” is just that, a group of friends who have been involved in music for most of their lives and have fun getting together to have jam sessions. The ...

I had a wonderful time sharing this intimate jam session, pouring my heart into one of my favorite songs. Acoustic guitar and ...

The Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines offers monthly jam sessions to young musicians interested in jazz and improvisation. This year, they are celebrating 35 years of education. In the early ...

It’s not every day when a jam session and a drum circle get going at the Tournament House in Pasadena. The closest it gets is Rose Parade day, when dozens of marching bands ramp up the drums and the ...

- What: A country music jam session that's celebrating its 25th anniversary year. - When and where: 1 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Embassy Community Center, Fosston, Minn. A potluck supper will follow. The ...

Walking into the Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, island melodies and a ukulele chorus might not be the first thing you’d expect to hear. But that’s exactly what you’ll find on the first and third ...

6th Avenue in Anna Nagar, Chennai. A pale November evening. The room glows softly; chairs lie scattered; someone tunes a guitar, someone adjusts a mic. From the faint ripple of human chatter, a lone ...

Last week in the swank Viennese Room of Manhattan’s St. Regis Roof Garden, a select group of swing fans sat out the most gilt-edged concert yet recorded in the annals of pure, impromptu swing.