Inspired by Charlie Parker to abandon the clarinet in favor of the alto saxophone ... time drummer who tries to play with ...

This fall, UCLA musicians will perform saxophone pieces ranging from classical to contemporary ... of a crossover between ...

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in ...

You probably know the classic tune 'Take Five' by Dave Brubeck - but the tune was originally written by the pianist's ...

The saxophonist and keyboardist and their respective bands will treat fans to a memorable, high-energy evening of great blues ...

Roy Haynes, the powerful and prolific jazz drummer whose career stretched from the swing era of the 1940s to the fusion era ...

No other 100-year-old musician is leading a band, and no bandleader has remained in the same band for 67 years. NEA Jazz ...

In 1962, Davis began working with tenor saxophonist George Coleman, a player from Memphis who had already made a name for ...

There has always been room in jazz for those creative minds who can bridge the gap ... Hobart Taylor interviews saxophonist and composer Caleb Wheeler Curtis and celebrates other great sax players ...

The DC Jazz Festival announced the Nov. 12 death of Charles Fishman, the annual festival’s founder and longtime executive ...

Improvisation is obviously at the heart of jazz, yet jazz musicians typically start with a melody which ... Justin Chart is an artist of intense vision. His Saxophone playing is virtuosic, ...

A versatile trumpeter who could play jazz, R&B, and pop ... “Doc” Cheatham came from Nashville and started out playing saxophone professionally (he played with singer Ma Rainey in the 20s ...