Jazz in Cinema
One might conclude that the combination of the two -- jazz and cinema -- would be the perfect balance. Yet the blending of these two uniquely individual genres is far from that simple.

Jimmy Smith Comes to Austin
The words funky and crunchy do not begin to describe the music and spirit of the legendary organist Jimmy Smith.

June is Jazz in Austin
This is the month when all of us really pay attention to the happenings in the Austin Jazz Community: June is Jazz in Austin! And for us here at DiverseArts, June means its the time for the annual Clarksville-West End Jazz and Arts Festival.

Kids, Clarksville, Duke & the Revolution
Only time can tell what parts of our collective history will endure. I am certain that the music of Duke Ellington will live on.

Musica Latina: Uno Perspectivo
Let me begin by saying that there is no such thing as 'Latin Music.' That is an extremely broad term that encompasses many styles of music ranging from the Tangos of Argentina to Samba Brasileira in the Southern Hemisphere to the plethora of Caribbean and Central American forms. They are all American in the sense of the Americas.

Women in Jazz
The program, which began in '89 as "Black Women in Jazz" under the Black Arts Alliance, declares as its main objective encouraging singers to take on jazz as their preferred vocal style and to foster the growth of jazz appreciation in people not familiar with the American tradition.