Born in 1919, Art Blakey began his musical career, as did many jazz musicians, in the church. The foster son of a devout Seventh Day Adventist Family, Art learned the piano as he learned the Bible, ...

Important players such as Art Pepper, Lee Konitz and Ornette Coleman took the horn ... senza passare per i classico romantici. Il jazz per Marta ... Among 2024's contenders for the most tireless and ...

Leading many musicians through his ‘Hard Bop Academy,’ Art Blakey was one of the most important jazz drummers in history. As any well-read jazz fan will know, Art Blakey was so much more than ...

Williams said she wanted the jam session to be hosted in an art gallery because of the link between visual arts and jazz music. “That’s the only way I know how to do things,” she said.

The saxophonist and composer has spent 50 years in the New York scene. As he turns 70, he’s commanding gigs at a Brooklyn bar ...

Rick Wakeman, Roger Waters and Robert Fripp were among those listening when the BBC played the record in full in 1967 – and ...

Upon graduation, he became a full-time musician who performed with Hampton Ensemble and Earl Bostic, Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie’s bands. Eventually, he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz ...

Art & Jazz on the Avenue returns to downtown Delray Beach October 23, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The event is hosted by the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority in partnership with the Downtown ...

Then there are those that have perfected the art of vocalese and have ... to be the final word on male jazz singers. Rather, its function is to stimulate music fans and provoke healthy debate ...

“We can’t just stay in our comfort zones, and experimental music has an adventurous spirit,” he added. In addition to jazz performances, the five-day event features a weekend art market with ...

Caltech; Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office A California jury convicted a former jazz musician of murdering his scientist girlfriend who had vanished last December before being found the following month.