NEW ORLEANS, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana music suffered a tremendous loss this week with the passing of jazz violinist Michael ...

He played the type of music that really resonated with his audience. It was feel-good music. It was people’s music.” ...

When the fanfare and drum roll had died down the big moment arrived. After three days of on-line competition, the six finalists waited anxiously in front of their screens, in Israel, The USA, Austria, ...

Regina Carter loves taking risks with her music. “I try to pull the rug from under my own feet,” she says. “I always try to push myself.” The classically trained violinist started her career playing ...

As the season winds down in South Florida, it’s a good time to catch up on what some of the Miami’s local favorites have been up to. Take Alfredo Triff, for instance — our town’s resident ...

Before the days of digital photography, X-rays were developed onto a thick plastic-like material. Doctors would view them by clipping them to tables that projected light through the back of image, ...

For celebrated jazz violinist Regina Carter, the story behind the music is what matters. On Saturday, July 21, at 8 p.m., Carter and her band will showcase their most recent album, “Reverse Thread,” ...

Although there have been jazz violinists ever since the music began, formal jazz education programs in schools usually are set up to cater mostly to trumpets, trombones, saxophones and rhythm sections ...

Jennifer Hambrick (right), of Classical 101, recently interviewed jazz violionists Camille Vogley-Howes and her father, Christian Howes, when they performed in our studios. It's always a good time in ...

Like many teenagers, violinist Regina Carter had to keep a secret from her parents. No, it wasn’t a boyfriend, a bad report card or an all-night party. In her case, the secret was an interest in jazz.

Michael Ward, a longtime presence in New Orleans' music scene, has died at age 60. His wife announced he passed suddenly ...