WASHINGTON - Republican Senator Jeff Sessions faced interruptions from protesters and questions from Senate colleagues over his record on race and civil rights as the first confirmation hearing for ...

Smoke Sessions Records honors legendary pianist Harold Mabern with a remixed, remastered 10th anniversary edition of his all-star album Afro Blue Released on Mabern’s 90th birthday, March 20, 2026, ...

May 16 at Los Angeles County Museum Of Art in Los Angeles & June 25-29, 2025 at Smoke Jazz Club in NYC. Jazz musicians are nocturnal by nature. Almost as essential as time spent on the bandstand are ...