Ben Webster’s 1959 outing for Verve Records featured jazz giants Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown, and Roy Eldridge.

Jazz guitar icon George Freeman passed away on April 1 at the age of 97. The celebrated musician had planned to mark his 98th birthday on April 10 with a series of concerts at Chi ...

God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love ...

Duke Ellington leads his jazz band, circa 1945. Credit - Bettmann Archive/. I n November 2024, I went to see the jazz pianist ...

Only one of them, the jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins ... My particular idols, Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, were both in that picture. Those guys are much beyond me, but I guess I’ll ...

The organ trio, like big bands, probably never completely went away. It’s an observation worth making perhaps, given what ...

Today in Music History for April 18: ...