There is something so special about turning on the radio or plugging into your iPod and a jazz song comes forth through the speakers or headphones to give you a spark of excitement and enjoyment.  Ah yes, I love the days when all I do is just turn on my jazz, kick back, and relax. …

When the holidays roll in there are so many emotions going on in people’s heads. Think of all the fun and excitement of getting ready to host and attend parties, giving gifts, and enjoying your family. On the other side there can be some stress associated with having to go out and shop, wrapping those …

Normally, we don’t consider the heavy metal rocksters Metallic to be masters of jazz — but wait until you hear the jazz version of their early 1990s hit, Enter Sandman.  It’s cool, calm, jazzy, and uplifting!  It makes having a nightmare seem cool, funky, and even relaxing.  I, for one, wanted nothing more than to …

Alright, you generally come here looking for all things jazz, but here is something a little different:  today’s article is about the jazzy rise of  Wordpress to the top of the heap for content management systems and blogging platforms.  That’s right, even geeks can get their groove on — and when they do, they are …

Gets  Jazzy One of my favorite reality singing shows on television is NBC’s The Sing-Off.  Unlike other singing competition shows out there, The Sing-Off features groups that are all vocal.  There are no instruments and no synthesizers, the only sounds you will hear are the voices of amazingly talented singers that sound amazing. Another reason …

Since the beginning of jazz music in the early 20th century, women have been a part of the genre.  Often though it seems like the jazz achievements of women are overlooked or not as well known than those of their male counterparts.  There are the obvious jazz singers that are fairly well known, but there …

Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival One of my favorite Jazz festivals in the United States is JazzFest in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  It is one of the largest free jazz festivals in the country and each year it seems to get better and better.  Of course, this years has already past, but I loved …

One of my favorite genres of music is that of jazz.  There is something so wonderful about the entire genre that has influenced many other genres throughout its history.  Think about it, there is ragtime, big band or swing, bebop, nu jazz, and more.  Jazz really began in the early part of the 20th century primarily in …