Whoever said that Los Angeles, California is not a hot bed for Jazz, and that the American west coast was the last place to host true-to-genre Jazz performers? While the idea of the American Jazz mecca seems to always default to New York City, we have to remember that so many other U.S. geographic regions produced and purported birthing—or at least being home to—some of the best jazz players in the history of the genre, and all of it’s bona fide sub-genres and styles.
The Rising Relevance of Jazz In 2026 and Beyond
Given the dominance today of quickly produced digital content and trends set by algorithms, one might be forgiven for assuming that jazz might slowly fade into the background; on the contrary, it is fiercely alive. Not only is jazz surviving, but it is also quietly...
