This past Saturday, we celebrated the centennial of a music revolutionary: trailblazing saxophonist and bebop…
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Marvin Gaye’s interpretive talents, vocal range and unparalleled charisma made him Motown’s best-selling artist. What’s…
Tomorrow, we celebrate the 100th birthday anniversary of Charlie Parker. Simply put, Bird was one…
Transcendental and explorative. These seem like the right words to describe the music of Alice…
La La Land, released in 2016, is one of the most celebrated musical movies of…
Natalie Cole bloomed into a superstar with her debut single, “This Will Be,” released in…
Maggie Herron, “In Case of Love,” Your Refrain (Herron Song) In April 2020, Hawaii-based vocalist…
Originally written by Cole Porter in 1936, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” is one…
Kamasi Washington’s “Street Fighter Mas,” which appeared on his 2018 sophomore album Heaven and Earth,…
The Modern Jazz Quartet, established in 1952, played music that was eclectic, influenced by classical,…
Mark Egan and Danny Gottlieb, “Cabarete” Electric Blue (Wavetone) Bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny…
“Don’t Know Why” was Norah Jones’ breakthrough hit song in 2002 and the first single…
Cal Tjader was a Swedish-American composer/bandleader and an important figure in the development of jazz…
Gideon King and City Blog “Go Along To Get Along” Love Knot (self-released) Guitarist, composer…
Burt Bacharach and Hal David formed a stellar songwriting team. Together, they created many hit…
The incredibly prolific and visionary Frank Zappa was reluctant to be labeled as a jazz…
Aimee-Jo Benoit and Trio Velocity, “All Apologies” Borjoner (Second Act) Alberta-based vocalist Aimee-Jo Benoit and…
“Changes,” originally released on 1971’s Hunky Dory, soon became one of David Bowie’s signature songs.…
Batucada is a Brazilian music and a subgenre of the samba. It is played by…
Louis Armstrong celebrated his birthday on the 4th of July. However, documents show that he…
