The term "creole" is one of those protean things whose meaning hinges on the context in which it is used. At the very least, it tends to suggest some degree of acculturation or multiple ethnic ...

In his dynamic Septet, the rising composer and improviser is exploring the idea of doing less with more.

Mr. Solal, who also wrote music for films and symphony orchestras, was revered in Europe and hailed in the United States on his rare visits there. By David A. Andelman Reporting from Paris Martial ...

SOUTH BEND — Singer Gabrielle Goudard performs her project “The French Quarter” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Merrimans’ Playhouse, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 135. With Meghan Stagl on piano and ...

Martial Solal, a French Algerian jazz pianist who honed his fleet-fingered style alongside American musicians in postwar Paris and became a master of mood-rich improvisations that included the pulsing ...

On today's music show on Arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with two talented French musicians. Scott Tixier, a six-time Grammy-winning violinist, composer, and professor, has collaborated with some of ...

There's something special about Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra's Harbour. Foremost, the album builds on Jensen's acknowledged talent as master composer for over 25 years. She writes songs that ...