Master jazz improvisation, syncopation, and blue notes through the lens of New Orleans history. From Congo Square to Chicago, explore how African-American heritage transformed spirituals into global swing, bebop, and enduring musical art status.

“Jazz is not just a sound or a specific set of techniques; jazz is a mindset,” Vasundhara Vidalur, the new sensation of Indian Jazz, summed up the genre of music in a single sentence last night...