Sarah Vaughan

The Rocks Off 100: Tianna Hall, Singer of Sweet Songs

Who? You could argue that Tianna Hall is the best jazz singer in all of Houston. I mean, you could argue against it too, but it's like arguing that the moon landing was faked. Her smoky voice is a fine mix of skill and improvised magic, and it's landed her on the Grammy nomination ballot three time ... More >>

Third Ward Treasure Jewel Brown: "I've Seen 'Em All"

Along with Lightnin' Hopkins's cousin Milton Hopkins, Houston jazz diva Jewel Brown heads north to Chicago this weekend, where she and Hopkins will entertain folks with their new album, Milton Hopkins and Jewel Brown. The festival is paying tribute to Lightnin' Hopkins since this would have been hi ... More >>

Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 7 Downtown Bars

Life is about perspective and so is Houston's downtown. Perhaps some look at it as a commercial district and once wannabe party king who lost its luster with the emergence of its cousin Midtown. Or you can see it as a beautiful skyline -- the best in Texas -- that's lightly peppered with a magnifice ... More >>

Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Jukeboxes

Along with pickled pig's feet and a steady supply of Slim Jims, a good jukebox is a prime element for any great bar. But, like dinosaurs, jukeboxes are a vanishing breed. Unlike digital jukes, iPods or DJs, jukeboxes require love, care and maintenance, as well as -- among the truly great ones -- som ... More >>

Musical Theology With John Coltrane, Robert Johnson

​Naxos continues to release episodes from the Masters of American Music documentary series from the '90s, and here are two from the latest releases (the two others profiling Sarah Vaughan and Count Basie). Not a straight biographical doc or even a chronological one about his album releases, The Wo ... More >>

Straight, No Chaser

The most underground music in Houston right now isn't rap or indie rock...it's jazz.

Flash Drive

H.I.S.D.'s DJ grinder turns his camera on.

R.I.P. Huey Long

Guitarist Huey Long, the last surviving member of the doo-wop pioneers the Ink Spots, passed away Wednesday at his Houston home. The Sealy native was 105 years old, khou.com reported. Long got his start playing banjo in the Frank Davis Louisiana Jazz Band, one of Houston's top Dixieland draws of th ... More >>

Houston's Jazz History

"Black Light/White Noise: Sound and Light in Contemporary Art."

Black or not, the artists showing at the CAMH are a talented group

Huey Long

Alive and Well

Jazz and the Osama Raad Quartet

Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum

Christmas is the weirdest time of the year. Who better to musically document the season than John Waters?

A Century of Progress

Guitarist Huey Long is from all the eras

Club Directory

Kellye Gray

Friday, February 22, and Saturday February 23

Sassy Celebration

Dianne Reeves breathes new life into Sarah Vaughan's songs

Best Jukebox

Warren's Inn

Scat's First Lady

Anita O'Day gets her due in new boxed set

Static

Rotation

Wry Fidelity

The Horn of Africa

Trumpeter Hugh Masekela hears the beat of the music in the world