The relationship between the secular Christmas music that emerged in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and '60s, and jazz is that both drew heavily from the same source—the Broadway songbook—for the same ...

The familiar tunes of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” transport us. The opening measures make us children again, abed after Christmas dinner as the subtle sounds of the record player waft in from another ...

A festive 10-song special, from White Christmas and an all-star version of Winter Wonderland to a capricious take on Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Billie Holiday, who died in 1959 at the age of 44, ...

What are the holidays without Charlie Brown? Nowadays, the quietly elegant and celebratory recordings by pianist Vince Guaraldi have become as much a part of the holidays as the sound of unwrapping ...

The Putumayo World Music compilations have achieved an enviable brand status with their wide-ranging stylistic variety and the distinctively cheerful covers by artist Lisa Gonzalez. Grant's sparkling ...

It wouldn't be Christmas without some jazz-infused festive music! Join Monica Trapaga on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as she shares old and new seasonal songs, recorded by improvising ...

How many years in a row have you listened to Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas? Admittedly, it's quite good, but there's a whole treasure trove of other jazz albums out there ...

The holiday theme for Jazz Piano Christmas this year was definitely for the adventurous among us. Our three performers placed familiar holiday songs inside masterfully crafted clusters of sound and ...

The Scranton Jazz Festival Christmas Spectacular will be presented Sunday, Dec. 7, at Scranton Preparatory School, 1000 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the show starting at 5:30.

Georgia Mann is at Ronnie Scott's in London for an evening of Christmas jazz. With live music from jazz singer Emma Smith and her band. Show more Georgia Mann is at Ronnie Scott's in London for an ...