In his early recordings and performances with leaders such as Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Max Roach, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Randy Weston and Gil Evans, during the 60s and 70s, Billy Harper already had a ...

Place our Musician of ... All About Jazz is celebrating Billy Taylor's birthday today ... I would probably not be as passionate about jazz as I am now had Billy not turned up at Manhattan's Junior ...

and he brought jazz to a Blair campus that had been primarily concerned with classical music. "I would not be a professional musician if it weren't for Billy's constant support, enthusiasm and ...