Trumpeter Shorty Rogers was regarded as the head and central figure of the West Coast scene. This scene was not...
Bandleader and flutist Christophe Dal Sasso (56) is a brilliant arranger. His specialty is big band arrangements of jazz classics...
There was nothing ordinary about Jutta Hipp, from the fact that she was the only white European woman signed to...
In the 1980s, the ole fifties were far enough in the past to become “chic” again. Gentlemen’s hats, shoulder pads,...
Sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity. When no piano was available on the stage of the jazz...
Artificial intelligence is taking over the world – unfortunately the world of music as well. The internet is full of...
Jazz is like a dense forest where it’s easy to overlook something important. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out a few...
Jazz is indeed a big forest—and it s certainly easy to overlook some momentous trees. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out...
The first attempt had fallen flat. Back in 1969, Tim Hauser (1941–2014) had already led a five-member vocal group also...
Before Banksy came along, there was Ernest Pignon-Ernest. This painter from Nice also placed his artworks illegally in public spaces...