Each one is written with love and affection for jazz, which has often inspired some of the best writing on music. These are not the 20 “best” books on jazz, but every one is worth seeking out ...
This notion exists because many small jazz groups do not read music when they play ... of a favorite story — one that you know from a book or from a film, say, The Wizard of Oz.
For our Possibility issue, the history-making jazz artist curates a playlist of songs that broadened her horizons as a musician.
A towering achievement, ‘Go’ made saxophonist Dexter Gordon a bona fide jazz giant – and not just because of his towering physique. Unanimously hailed by jazz critics as one of his greatest ...
Here jazz historian Ted Gioia, author the book West Coast Jazz and critic Stanley ... been about taking the less aggressive aspects of the music and making a style out of that.
Join the New Orleans Jazz Museum for a conversation between author of the book Economy Hall: The Hidden History of A Free Black Brotherhood.