The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.

In the late 1960s, the recording industry lost interest in America’s greatest art form. But in a small, dark club on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, jazz legends were playing the best music ...

The music sunk into my soul and I said ... The first female Indian jazz artist to play New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall, she’ll return there for the fourth time next month.

A cornerstone in the Metro Detroit jazz community, musician and educator Marion Hayden is the recipient of the 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist award.