In groups big and small, AACM reedist Ed Wilkerson has combined the joyous immediacy of early jazz with the daring collisions of the avant-garde.

Aretha's Jazz Café is celebrating 10 years of its free Sunday jam sessions, which nurture new talent and create a sense of community.

On Feb. 21, Brigham Young University's jazz band, Synthesis, played its final concert for the Essentially Ellington Regional ...