Etta James' 1961 Chess debut, At Last!, marked the beginning of a 15-year relationship that would spawn more than two dozen hits. The title track was a dreamy cover of a Mack Gordon/Harry Warren …

The blues isn't something that's meant to be frozen in time and made into a museum piece. As long as Otis Taylor is banging it out on his banjo, guitar, mandolin, and whatever else he can lay his hands …

Otis Taylor is all about pushing the blues tradition forward, but he would never have been able to budge it an inch if he wasn't so steeped in the knowledge of his roots. He takes the spooky spirit of  …

Celtic Woman may have sprung from the mind of Riverdance music director David Downes, but the one-of-a-kind group has an alchemy all its own. An all-female ensemble featuring five lovely Irish s …

Yes, the ladies of Celtic Woman are gorgeous, and the stage show, with its lively choreography and stirring orchestrations, is grand. It wouldn't mean a thing, though, if it weren't for the extraordina …

If Duke Ellington provided the jazz orchestra's gray matter, Count Basie was its bouncing, blasting, blood-pumping heart. He took the bluesy lessons he learned backing Bennie Moten's band in Kan …

One of the most amazing things about Basie is how long his reign lasted. In the late '30s the Count Basie Orchestra were the New York jazz scene's roaring young lions, but in the '60s they were still g …

One of the most talented and original outfits to emerge from the Latin electronica genre, Paris-based trio Gotan Project is single-handedly responsible for the hybrid known as electro-tango. The Projec …

With a lioness' blond mane and a voice to match, it's little wonder that Leslie Wunderman just had to reinvent herself - initially as Les Lee, but finally settling on the more glamorous Taylor Dayne. " …