He would, in a recording career that would only span a short time frame, contribute to some of the best recordings on the legendary Blue Note sessions ... Time is an early soul-jazz classic. Recorded ...

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 ...

In 1957 he co-led with Clifford Jordan a Blue Note date that is regarded as a hard bop classic: Blowing In from Chicago. Horace Silver, Curly Russell, and Art Blakey provided the rhythm section. In ...

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 ...