Williams made her professional debut at just age 12 when she filled in for a pianist in a traveling show in 1922. She toured the country under the name Mary Lou Burley, playing for famous jazz ...

'Winner of the festival's piano competition last year, Staaf could have earned a small slot on the program on the strength of her technique alone. What stood out, though, were her compositions, ...

It’s tongue and cheek, of course. But that same sentiment can be said, in a more serious tone, about Black history: It cannot ...

You've seen Braxton Cook in this space before, but never out front. The alto saxophonist transforms the Tiny Desk with his ...

On “Zodiac,” a composition inspired by jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams, Mathis Picard commands the keys in a flurry of a solo. Cook closes with the currently unreleased “We’ve Come So Far ...

The Chronicle has compiled a list of events on campus for Duke community members to commemorate this Black History Month.

Kirk Whalum opens up about his new album 'Epic Cool,' spiritual foundations in jazz, and carrying forward the legacy of jazz giants in a Star Studio interview.