This year marks the centennial of trailblazing saxophonist Charlie Parker, whose influence on the world…
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Jaco Pastorius, the man who revolutionized the role of the electric bass in jazz, was…
On November 24, we celebrated the 152nd birthday of the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin.…
Though it was initially issued as a single B-side, “My Cherie Amour” is the best-known…
“Work Song” is among the best-known compositions by cornetist Nat Adderley, who was born on…
Foxtrot was a popular music and dance trend of the early 20th-century that was influential…
In 1983, Charlie Haden reunited most of the principal members of his 1969 Liberation Music…
Thelonious Monk recorded a soundtrack for a 1960 French film named Les liaisons dangereuses. The…
“That’s Why They Call Me Shine,” later known simply as “Shine,” was originally composed in…
Sly and the Family Stone, led by frontman Sly Stone, is one of the most…
Peter Brötzmann originally conceived his Machine Gun project as nothing but a wall of noise.…
Fela Kuti was a legendary multi-instrumentalist/composer with a vision. His politically charged music aimed to…
James V. Monaco was an American of Italian heritage, who started out as a self-taught…
Paul Desmond’s “Take Five” first appeared on the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s seminal 1959 album, Time…
Alchemy is an ancient proto-scientific tradition that aimed to, among other things, transform base metals…
The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is an eight-piece brass band whose music is a fusion of…
“I Remember Yesterday” was the jazz-influenced disco song from Donna Summer’s 1977 album of the…
From the mid-1910s to the late 1920s, Chicago was the jazz capital of the world.…
Dave Brubeck’s experiments with time are profoundly influential and have prompted observers to point out…
Gil Scott-Heron was 21-years-old when he penned his iconic and timeless signature song, “The Revolution…