Drummer Billy Hart has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history,…
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The CD is dead. Long live the CD. There is a certain degree of irony…
Tommy LiPuma lived a fascinating life. As detailed in The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma (Nardis…
“Solo Flight” would establish Charlie Christian as one of the earliest guitar heroes in jazz, the man responsible for bringing his instrument out of the background and into the frontline.
“Sack Full of Dreams” comes from Tate’s leader debut Windmills of Your Mind, from 1968.
Pianist Wynton Kelly was born on this day (December 2) in Brooklyn, New York, in…
In London, homegrown talent has been on the upswing, with the best and brightest players…
Nat King Cole, the world thought it knew thee. Presently enjoying a renewed spotlight in…
Nat King Cole, the world thought it knew thee. Presently enjoying a renewed spotlight in…
Guitarist Bill Frisell, long known for his genre-straddling work in jazz and Americana on labels…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Harold Mabern, a pianist whose warm, soul-infused playing was a glowing reminder of the indelible bond between jazz and blues, died suddenly on Tuesday, September 17, in New Jersey. He was 83 years old.
“Solo Flight” would establish Charlie Christian as one of the earliest guitar heroes in jazz, the man responsible for bringing his instrument out of the background and into the frontline.
Guitarist/composer/teacher Aengus Hackett is fast becoming a pivotal figure of the Irish jazz scene. He’s…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
The Mattson 2 (Photo: Andrew Paynter) It was a relatively calm week on the jazz…
Few careers have been as rich and variegated as that of 76-year-old guitarist extraordinaire George…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Few careers have been as rich and variegated as that of 76-year-old guitarist extraordinaire George…