At 89, the Oscar winner turns his Mississippi memories into a symphonic blues journey with Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo' and more on a history-spanning LP.

The seven-track album features two of the best covers of the era.

Once upon a time it was hard to walk into an arthouse cinema without bumping into a jazz soundtrack. Miles Davis' for Louis Malle's Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud (1958), Charles Mingus' for John ...

After the Blues Brothers' smash 1978 debut Briefcase Full of Blues, the only question was how big the follow-up album would be. Answer: Very big. Coupled with a major motion-picture tie in, the ...

Since 2001, actor and narrator Morgan Freeman has owned and operated Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, celebrating blues music in the birthplace of the artform. Located just about a ...

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A critically acclaimed blues duo is set to head to Barnoldswick in November for an intimate performance that promises to be ...

Melody Angel and Billy Branch (top left, top center) perform at Bronzeville Blues on Sunday; Mzz Reese and Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials (top right, bottom) play as part of Soul City Blues at Taste of ...

Before he arrived at the Old Joliet Prison south of Chicago, now the Joliet Area Historical Museum, Erik Devereux made sure his ensemble was in appropriate Blues Brothers order. The basics weren’t a ...

The top concerts taking place in the Sarasota area the week of July 3-9.