Grover Edwin "Manty" Ellis died on Thursday, July 9, 2026, and was regarded as the godfather of Milwaukee jazz.

Rhiannon Giddens is a musical polymath. As someone who started out studying opera vocals, she’s best known for her skills as ...

Renowned Nashville producer, songwriter, and A&R man, Billy Sherrill was a primary architect in the creation of the 1970s’ “Countrypolitan” sound, featuring stringed instruments and vocal choruses, ...

In a former tattoo parlor in this Butler County city, she's preserving that history, one dulcimer at a time. Over the past four decades, Sasser has collected over 140 dulcimers, each with its own ...

But remember, it’s a huge continent with thousands of ethnic groups.” In Gaddy’s book “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s ...

Four decades after it opened, a local shop for musical instruments, repairs and education has found a new home in the Lehigh Valley. West End Music reopened June 1 after it moved from 3111 Tilghman St ...

Tripura has secured another milestone in preserving and promoting its cultural heritage, with the traditional “Tripura Sarinda” receiving a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, Chief Minister Manik Saha ...

A belly turns into a drum, hands mold into percussion tools and a face adorns a brass bell in this anatomical art history show ...

“You Play the What?!?” asked a headline above a profile of Syracuse musician Dan Duggan in the Oct. 31, 1985, edition of The Post-Standard. It was a question Duggan was probably used to. “People are ...

For more than a century, pianists and music teachers have argued over whether a performer’s touch can actually change the tone color of a piano note — and now scientists say the answer is yes. Using a ...