The music is bumping, the energy high. People move in rhythm, some with fans in hand, stepping to beats that blend urban dance styles. For Smooth Flava, a Gainesville-based dance group, these ...

Revelers two-step at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Zack Smith Can you dance to jazz? The crowds at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival thought so, twirling in the aisles of ...

CALL HIM POP. Call him jazz. Call him, if you must, a smooth operator. But whatever you do, don’t call the music that trumpeter Chris Botti makes smooth jazz. “We’re not smooth jazz,” Botti says, ...

Jazz, with its roots in African American culture and its ability to constantly change, has made a wide array of styles over the years. From its origins in New Orleans to its global impact today, jazz ...

The King of Pop frequently baffled the world: how did he have such a powerful voice from such a young age? How did his appearance change so utterly? Why did he feel the need to dress his pet chimp in ...

Last week, the dance stylings of 17-year old phenom Brett Nichols brought Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" back into the Hot 100 thanks to a dazzling viral video. Yesterday (June 2), the high school… ...