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I don’t consider myself a jazz singer… I’m a singer of songs,” said the vocal star, who won a Grammy in the Best Female Jazz ...
Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain’s ...
Jazz great Chuck Mangione, best known for his ‘70s hit “Feels So Good,” died Tuesday. The trumpeter was 84. Mangione ...
Farnsworth spent years playing with his heroes. “The Big Room,” a new album due Friday, features a cast of rising stars.
Chuck Mangione, the flugelhorn legend behind “Feels So Good,” has passed away at 84. His music made jazz joyful, hearts ...
Chuck Mangione, the jazz trumpet legend whose song "Feels So Good" found new life on TV's "King of the Hill," has died at 84.
Kahlil Childs is an accomplished jazz musician at 15 years old, playing the alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, in addition to the bass clarinet and the flute; studying under jazz greats Charles ...
Playing over the tonic isn't as simple as it seems. In this deep dive, we break down how iconic players like Miles, Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, and Sonny Rollins created interest and movement over ...
“When two tenors play together, you draw inspiration. We draw material from some of the great two-tenor combinations in jazz history. And one of the greatest was Zoot Sims and Al Cohn.
He eventually got to play with Parker, in now-lauded performances at the Pershing Ballroom in the early 1950s. The list of jazz greats with whom Freeman collaborated is long.
The Chicago Jazz Festival makes its annual return this summer with performances from Chicago jazz favorites and nationally renowned performers. A Labor Day tradition in the city, the free festival ...