Jazz Music News
Read Bebo Valdés, Giant Of Cuban Music, Is Dead
March 22, 2013 – The pianist, who enjoyed international fame late in life, was a prime mover of 20th Century Havana.
Listen The 'Singing Sound' Of Saxophonist Charles Lloyd
March 15, 2013 – The charismatic musician has backed Howlin' Wolf and B.B. King and toured with The Beach Boys.
Listen Tadd Dameron, A Jazz Master With A 'Lyrical Grace'
March 9, 2013 – A new biography shines a light on the too-brief life of the man known as "The Architect of Bop."
Watch Remembering Donald Byrd, Jazz Trumpeter Who Spanned Generations
February 11, 2013 – Byrd helped to develop hard bop jazz, and his funkier recordings shaped black pop music for years.
Watch Why J Dilla May Be Jazz's Latest Great Innovator
February 7, 2013 – The legacy of the late hip-hop producer extended far beyond the beats he painstakingly created.
Listen Remembering Butch Morris, The Man Who Conducted Improvisation
January 30, 2013 – With a wide variety of musicians, he pioneered a system of spontaneous arranging called Conduction.
Read Butch Morris, Jazz Bandleader And Conductor, Dies
January 29, 2013 – Over 25 years, he pioneered a new system of ensemble improvisation he called conduction.
Read A Brief History Of Jazz Education, Pt. 2
January 8, 2013 – Starting around the 1960s, college campuses became an unavoidable part of today's jazz world.
Watch Austin Peralta: A Young Prodigy's Search, Cut Short
November 29, 2012 – The death of 22-year-old pianist prematurely ended a rapidly expanding career.
Read Pete La Roca, Top Post-Bop Jazz Drummer, Has Died
November 20, 2012 – Born Peter Sims, the percussionist was a first-call player in New York's '50s and '60s heyday.
Read The Lead Sheet: Top 5 Jazz Stories This Week
November 16, 2012 – Top ten deaths to listen to before you jazz, Blue Note's branding and Marian on Mary Lou.
Read The Lead Sheet: Top 5 Jazz Stories This Week
November 9, 2012 – RIP Ted Curson, a new jazz singer and the Jazz Composers Collective's modern history.
Read The Lead Sheet: Top 5 Jazz Stories This Week
October 26, 2012 – The making of ELEW, another "jazz is dead" hit, and Chicago music history both recent and aged.
Watch Saxophonist David S. Ware, A 'One-Of-A-Kind' Improviser, Dies
October 19, 2012 – With a powerful vision for free improvisation, he won acclaim from both jazz communities and beyond.
Read Around The Jazz Internet: Oct. 12, 2012
October 12, 2012 – The late John Tchicai, plus jazz in Central Park, Gary Burton and Herbie Hancock's Martian rock.
