As Chinese New Year approaches, Qeelin travels to tap into the cultural power of China’s heritage drum music that lifts the spirit of generations.

Things ain’t what they used to be in East Asia, and especially in urban centers such as Beijing and Hong Kong, according to jazz drummer Gary Hobbs. You might actually hear that sly Duke Ellington ...

On Nov. 15, I was seated in the Nelson Music Room, eagerly awaiting people from all walks of life — elders with graying hair and hard-earned wrinkles, doe-eyed children so young their parents have to ...