Back in the 1920s and '30s, bars such as the Gypsy Tea Room, The Gay Paree and Sambuca Jazz Club were frequented by Texas ...

Lou Donaldson, a pioneering figure in the soul jazz movement, passed away on November 9th. He was 98 years old.

Two of the jazz world's most enduring pioneers, Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, died within days of each other, following ...

Joshua Redman is one of the most versatile saxophonists working today, having come to prominence in the early 90s and working ...

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in ...

Lou Donaldson, an alto saxophonist with a supple, earthy style who was a key figure in the development of three styles of ...

I've done some writing for big band, and several of my arrangements have found their way into the book of the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (I used to play sax with them, too). I'm always interested in ...

Mick Harris, Bill Laswell and John Zorn’s new album, “Samsara” — their first in 30 years — arrives as Laswell battles health ...

The saxophonist and keyboardist and their respective bands will treat fans to a memorable, high-energy evening of great blues ...

In 1955 he rejoined B.B.’s band, but this time on tenor sax, which would become his primary ... Smoke Sessions Records, based out of NYC's Smoke Jazz Club, has a fascinating recording model: artists ...

She was celebrated for both her playing and her love of the jazz community ... by both her fellow musicians and critics as a standard-bearer on the baritone saxophone, died on Tuesday on ...