Composer and pianist Thelonious Monk’s eccentric style and innovative harmonies redefined jazz. His numerous contributions to ...

“I thought that was such a badass answer and part of why I love her,” says Gracie Lawrence, who discovered the old quip while ...

The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.

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Rather than provide detailed reviews of these never-before-released and/or reissued jazz recordings, we will summarize each ...

One of the most in-demand drummers of his generation will show why he earned that reputation with the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra (SSJO) for its season finale, “Hammer Time: A Swingin ...

American novel as great titles renewed the art of storytelling and had the power to influence upcoming writers for decades to ...

Lenny Kravitz’s Parisian home is spectacular. A four-storey townhouse in the 16th arrondissement, originally built in the 1920s as the US embassy to France; since 2006 – when Kravitz bought it – an ...

For the first time in an international career that had begun with a surprise debut at Carnegie Hall at age 24, Peterson—known for such spectacular shows of keyboard mastery that Duke Ellington ...

Ray Charles called her “one of the greatest I’ve heard any time.” Jones followed Franklin ... and the winner of nine Grammys, Duke Ellington. “I want to introduce you to a Florida ...

He helped to popularize jazz in the 1920s and enjoyed a long and fruitful career that saw notable collaborations with Duke Ellington ... made the front cover of Time magazine and was signed ...

Later that year, Downbeat magazine listed Ron as #15 of 23 in their bass player ... arrangements for string quartet and bass featuring the music of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and J. S. Bach ...