As ‘Bolden’ opens in theaters, Dr. Lewis Porter peels back the mythology around Louis...
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For a while during his captivity, jazz kept Eric Vogel, a Jewish Czech trumpeter,...
One of the last greats of his generation, jazz master Benny Golson talks about...
Jazz musicians in continental Europe who emerged in the 1940s held a special distinction....
Some were deeply influenced by modern classical orchestral music. Others such as Johnny Mandel,...
Few drummers make me smile more than Jo Jones. Jones began jazz drumming professionally...
A few weeks ago I received an email from two ardent Bill Evans fans...
In 1967, Creed Taylor launched CTI Records as a subsidiary of the A&M label....
The 100th anniversary of Nat King Cole’s birth is this Sunday, March 17. Cole...
Like Mahershala Ali as he accepted the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal...
A quiet Sunday night in 1953. The Dodgers had just won the pennant. J.F.K....
Chicago tenor saxophone giant Von Freeman died in 2012, at age 88, but he...
