Saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist Gene Jefferson — one of the finest human beings and greatest...
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“To me, his gruffness was more of a protective shell,” jazz guitarist says of...
Jessye Norman died on September 30, at 74. In her honor, we are reposting...
Deep Dive: The presence of the past in John Coltrane’s expressive and searching music: Photos, Video
Saxophonist John Coltrane was born on Sept. 23, 1926. On what would have been...
The last time I saw Celia Cruz perform was in Central Park in 2002,...
Mary Lou Williams performed her groundbreaking devotional hymn St. Martin de Porres at the Monterey Jazz...
Mary Lou Williams seemed to learn early that playing piano would keep her alive....
Historians and critics have pored over the recordings of these jazz greats like Miles Davis, John...
Nana had a big wooden box of a television in the corner of her...
The Century 21 Exposition, better remembered as the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, left an indelible...
To consider a women’s Hall of Fame in American music is to come face-to-face...
Herbie Hancock explains how he composed Watermelon Man and how Mongo Santamaria influenced it....
