Legendary trumpeter Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in August 1959, leading into the era of 60s improvisational jazz. The album featured Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans ...
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 ...
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This is FRESH AIR. The extraordinary drummer and composer Jack DeJohnette died in October at the age of 83. DeJohnette was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years, and he played with a ...
Most jazz fans know the art form has a deep history in the Bay Area, particularly beginning in the 1940s, when the Fillmore became known as the “Harlem of the West.” Perhaps less well known: One of ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston jazz legend Jewel Brown has died this week at 86, her publicist confirmed Wednesday. The Third Ward native spent the '60s singing with Louis Armstrong's band, ...
Critic Martin Johnson says DeJohnette, who died Oct. 26, was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years. He played with a range of musicians, including Miles Davis and Bill Evans. This is ...