Gunther Schuller leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in rehearsal in Jordan Hall, 1990. Schuller coined the term "Third Stream" when referring to the genre that blends classical and jazz. From jazz to ...

Older generations often lament that music was better in their day, but was it more complex? A new study, which evaluated classical and jazz music in particular, believes these genres have become ...

Throughout jazz history there has been a desire among the jazz community to see the music respected on the same level as western classical music. It is after all, jazz is America's classical music. As ...

CLASSICAL & JAZZ EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL PART 2Jazz fans are by nature a contentious lot. When we wrestle with fiery, fundamental questions like What is jazz? (or, for maximum combustion, What is ...

Classic jazz—vinyl from Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine, and all-digital from Bobby Hutcherson and Gene Ammons. New music from Rules and Gregory Porter, Betty Bryant, Joe Magnarelli, ...

Since the appearance of jazz in the early 20th century, jazz and classical have mostly lived on opposite sides of town, separated by tracks that most listeners won’t cross. This has long remained the ...

Summer and fall have long been peak festival season here in Chicago. But this year takes things even further. Multi-day extravaganzas are everywhere this autumn: You have your time-honored jazz ...

Chicago opera is, inexplicably, hibernating this winter — the city hosts no staged productions until mid-March, with Lyric Opera’s “La bohème.” Thankfully, other groups aren’t following suit. In fact, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Interest has been building in the works of Nikolai Kapustin, who wrote in classical styles, with a jazzy spin. By Seth Colter Walls ...

CLASSICAL & JAZZ EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL PART 1From the straight-ahead “trad jazz” to glimmers of the avant-garde, the Earshot Jazz Festival offers a superb view of jazz today. The 18-day festival ...