The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour. By Giovanni Russonello ...

I first met Herbie Mann in January 1979, when I noticed him bursting out of a phone booth in the parking lot of Tower Records in L.A. It wasn’t the noted jazz flutist in the flesh, of course, but ...

The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was born out of the necessity for more feminine representation in the genre. The festival’s founder, Amy K. Bormet, is a vocalist and pianist who noticed the lack ...

Nestor is a force to be reckoned with….His tone is pure, liquid and transcendent. A flautist of monumental technique and sublime taste... his credentials as a bona fide jazz artist are secure ...

A collection of flutists and artists who've used the flute in recent music history—Lizzo, the album cover of Herbie Mann's Push Push, Ron Burgundy playing jazz flute, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, and a ...

As a musical form that skirts the line between popular entertainment and highbrow art, jazz has always found itself embroiled in aesthetic controversy. As such, it has inevitably had its share of ...

Musicians and music enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the spirit of jazz at the 35th annual Purdue Jazz Festival, hosted by Purdue Bands & Orchestra in January. The Jazz Festival is an opportunity for ...