Case in point: Rabiah Kabir brought her sextet to the Black Cat Wednesday night for a 90-minute set that was equal parts fresh, inventive and fun. Performing songs from her recent album Jezebel: ...

Flutist Lori Bell is returning to perform “The American Jazz Story” at the Rancho Bernardo Library with guitarist Ron Satterfield on Jan. 27.

I was a principal flutist at Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra. While I was part of the BCSO, I played and performed with influential jazz musicians like Danilo Perez and John Patitucci. I also ...

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 ...

*Darryl Evan Jones, known affectionately as “The Fluteman,” has made a significant mark in contemporary jazz, establishing himself as a beloved artist acclaimed worldwide. From a humble beginning in ...

With five albums to her credit, Strickland is considered a mainstay in jazz, and she’s made her name for herself in classical music, too, playing with the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra and as a ...

Juno nominee, Bill McBirnie, has attained an international standing as one of the most formidable improvising flutists today, in any idiom (whether jazz, Latin, pop or avant-garde). His longstanding ...

While attending Howard University on a classical music scholarship in the 1980s, Althea René discovered that she no longer aspired to play her flute in a symphony or orchestra. She wanted to blow her ...

This is FRESH AIR. Our jazz critic Kevin Whitehead has a review of a reissue by flute player Sam Most, who died in 2013. Kevin says Most was never very well-known, despite his influence on other jazz ...

Once I called a promoter about playing in his festival,” recalls jazz flutist Holly Hofmann, “and he said, ‘You’re a white female flute player and you want to play in this festival? You’ve got to be ...

*Los Angeles – Making a smash hit debut “Althea Rene – Live In Detroit” is crushing the competition across the globe with its’ killer production selection. Classical music trained Althea Rene’ has ...

Dave Valentin became one of the pre-eminent flutists in Latin jazz. He was known for his creative combination of fusion, pop and R&B. He won a Grammy in 2003 for best Latin jazz album for "The ...