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FOLLOWING his recent solo album The Winter Yards and motivated after seeing the recent film A Complete Unknown, Steve Knightley has now taken the opportunity to pay tribute to two of his musical ...
In a career that spans two decades and encompasses a broad array of musical ventures, saxophonist Mark Turner has emerged as a towering presence in the jazz community ... a collaborative trio with ...
Accusations of “anti-jazz" flew. It was hoped that this step back into ... joined by percussionist Mauricio Herrera and drummer Marcus Gilmore, with a bassist Kim Cass. Momentum in large part, is the ...
Daniel Spicer gets to grips with a lavish six album set documenting the first two concerts Sun Ra played outside of North ...
Bassist Paul ... Janie Fricke is 77. Jazz drummer Lenny White of Return to Forever is 75. Actor Mike Lookinland (“The Brady Bunch”) is 64. Actor Scott Cohen (“Gilmore Girls”) is 63.
The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival has revealed another act, this time a famous family band with a member who is ranked near Paul McCartney on bass.
Since moving to Chicago 25 years ago, the Rockford-born bassist, 43, has put out 15 albums of originals, a body of work that defies generalization. He’s composed for jazz bands, classical ...
NEA Jazz Master Braxton turns 80 this year. Lehman, one of his proteges, has created a tribute that highlights the composer's early work and shows the roads to and from his music.
Jazz bassist Ron Carter reflects on his career ahead of his 88th birthday celebration. Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Ron Carter, a metro Detroit native, is celebrating his 88th birthday with ...
Brad Mehldau has something new in store for jazz fans this ... trio — featuring bassist extraordinaire Christian McBride and increasingly renowned drummer Marcus Gilmore — in seven ...