A two-hour special show showcasing the music of Chick Corea on WMNF’s Colors of Jazz, Sunday, July 23, at 8 pm. ET. In his 60-year musical career, Chick Corea changed the sound of jazz with the ...
The writer may have been mistaken about a big band renaissance, but Eshelman is still on mission, and he opens a run of gigs ...
Jazz alto saxophonist Jackie McLean passed away in March. McLean was a disciple of Charlie Parker and a leading hardbop saxophonist in the '50s. In the '60s, McLean was a mainstay of the Blue Note ...
Recorded after he signed with Blue Note Records, 'Unity' marks jazz organist Larry Young's distinctive shift toward modal ...
Leave it to director Steven Soderbergh and composer Thomas Newman to go retro ’60s with the music for their fourth collaboration, “Let Them All Talk.” Accompanying Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne ...
The Giants of Jazz 2LP reissue unites Frank Sinatra’s classic mid-’60s collaborations with Count Basie and Duke Ellington, newly remastered for vinyl.
The Cincinnati Music Festival, 60 years old this year, has evolved as much as the music scene has over the decades. It began in 1962 as the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival, founded by George Wein, who had ...
There seems to be a fresh discovery of an obscure gem every month. Not that I am complaining, especially with this release from the Fontana vaults. Presenting Jazz Quintet 60 is the last of the very ...
A documentary made about jazz more than half a century ago has been given new life -- and new meaning -- due to the recent turmoil in our country. "Jazz on a Summer's Day" was restored in time for the ...
Featuring: Kenny Washington, Wess Warmdaddy Anderson, Nnenna Freelon, Louis Hayes, Nicholas Payton, Terell Stafford & More! Who/What: Jazz at Lincoln Center offers the soulful and swingin sounds of an ...