When David Murray came to New York at the age of 20 (1975), he had something of a wild and...
In an art form driven by tempo, virtuosity, and expressiveness, Mal Waldron was a quiet exception. Born in 1925 in...
Listening to Ellington: Intimacy and Opulence Side by Side. The music of Duke Ellington exists on every scale – from...
It was the cool jazz of Miles Davis that got him hooked on the trumpet. But when his own career...
There’s a recurring figure in jazz history: the young, heroic trumpeter who suffered a tragic death much too early on...
Jazz is indeed a big forest—and it s certainly easy to overlook some momentous trees. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out...
Jazz is like a dense forest where it s easy to overlook something important. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out a...
Hiromi Uehara is known as a flamboyant whirlwind on the jazz piano. But her ambitions reach far beyond that. The...
When blues guitarists talk about their idols, at least one of these three names is sure to crop up: Albert...
In the 1980s, the ole fifties were far enough in the past to become “chic” again. Gentlemen’s hats, shoulder pads,...