Chucho Valdes toasts a lineage as well as a heritage with his new album, Jazz Bata 2: Photos, Videos
As the Cuban maestro prepares for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! on Wednesday, here’s the story behind his...
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Louis Armstrong has served as the focus of many works of literature. Now, a few...
Today, I’m focusing on Bennie Maupin, another living jazz legend who doesn’t get nearly...
Miles Davis shocked the music world in 1985 when he left Columbia Records after...
He wasn’t alone when it came to sizable tax bills and a European escape....
Not long ago, I was interviewing two important contributors to the world of American...
The late Martin Williams, curator of the influential anthology Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz and one...
Saxophonist Maceo Parker has scored the funk trifecta. In the 1960s, the trenchant, bluesy...
https://allan-chase.com I’ve been looking forward to sharing this informative interview with Bill Evans for...
The Art Ensemble of Chicago was already six years into an acclaimed career when it...
Well 2000 pieces, 100 tours, numerous jazz standards – Duke Ellington wore the music...
As ‘Bolden’ opens in theaters, Dr. Lewis Porter peels back the mythology around Louis...
