The group also brought home a pair of individual recognitions. Emma Plamp and Jared Burk received outstanding solo awards at ...

When you think of Kansas City and New Orleans, what comes to mind? For many, it's the music—the jazz, the rhythm, and the deep-rooted history.

jazz legends were playing the best music you’ve never heard. Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and pianist McCoy Tyner. Sometime in the late 1960s or early ’70s, Lee Morgan bought his girlfriend ...

THIS IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASE OF PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED LIVE CAL TJADER MUSIC IN NEARLY 20 YEARS ... He grew up with them on the road, tap- dancing his way through early childhood. Later, the family ...

Its early coverage of jazz reflected both tendencies, signaling an openness to the emerging form even as it offered a rather patronizing take on the music’s significance. “There are times ...

On early recordings, he occasionally played traditional B-flat soprano clarinet. His improvisational ... Eric Allan Dolphy was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet.

These early smooth jazz pioneers weren’t betraying their music’s roots, rather they were finding a way to stay relevant in the times they were living in. And also, crucially, they just wanted ...

A friend pays tribute to Sengen Joachim, an icon of Chennai’s music scene in the 60s and 70s ...

Many of his early clients happened to be in the music industry, which resonated deeply with him, as he had felt a strong connection to music since childhood. Some of the jazz shows he photographed ...

Discover the journey of Harvey Cummings II, a Charlotte native who transformed from child pianist to renowned jazz artist, ...