This six-song album, recorded last year at the Big Apple’s Smoke Jazz Club, is dedicated to the late pianist Barry Harris, a key McPherson mentor. It’s a vital testament to the saxophonist’s ...

alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson was the last survivor of Art Blakey's original 1954 Jazz Messengers. Back then, all hip, young alto players emulated the quicksilver Charlie Parker, Donaldson ...

Rather, they are the ages of three storied jazz saxophonists — Charles Lloyd, Charles McPherson and Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen — who each released standout albums this year.

The album is both ... to play good jazz is a gift from God," she told Ebony Magazine in 1966. "This music is based on the spirituals—it‘s our only original American art form—and should ...

This resulted in one of Art Pepper's greatest album Art Pepper ... pantheon of great jazz record labels, the name Contemporary Records looms large among fans and collectors alike. Akin to their east ...

The Howard University Jazz Ensemble celebrates its golden anniversary in 2024 with the release of its ... at age forty-three, in August 2020. The album marks another historic milestone for the ...

Coheed And Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez has released a new covers album, including versions of songs by Taylor Swift and The Smiths. The frontman has surprise-released the record, titled ‘Claudio ...

One of New York City’s most iconic jazz clubs is coming to Hollywood. Blue Note Jazz Club, which operates venues worldwide, including in Milan, Italy; Honolulu; Beijing and Shanghai, China ...

These are the hallmarks of the immediately iconic, kitschy cover art for Brat, Charli XCX’s sixth studio album. There are now meme generators; its visual cues have been co-opted by politicians ...

The album opens with a standard tune that became a regular feature in the group's live sets, setting the stage for a collection of original compositions. Lee Morgan's 'Johnny Blue' stands out with its ...

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