Lou Donaldson, the celebrated American saxophonist who helped shape jazz, passed away at 98 on November 9. A leading figure ...
Two of the jazz world's most enduring pioneers, Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, died within days of each other, following ...
Lou Donaldson's career spanned over half a century, and several of his recordings were sampled in some of the most impactful ...
U.S. saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of jazz music's last remaining links to the era of bebop in the 1950s who went on to ...
Still Lighting It Up article by Chris M. Slawecki, published on November 15, 2024 at All About Jazz. Find more Interview articles ...
The keyboard, everything, came to me,” she said, “including knowing that I wanted ‘Fanga’ to go with that.” It was the moment of inspiration for the title song of “Soaring High,” Kuumba’s live concert ...
While it’s clear that both the trumpet and saxophone ... among the world’s best jazz trumpeters for his work in the 50s alone, and had a profound influence on jazz musicians everywhere.
From the first talkie to modern films such as ‘Whiplash,’ jazz and the movies have had a fruitful relationship. Here are 25 of the best jazz ... and influential musicians, is accompanied ...
The former director of Giwayen Mata, Atlanta's all-women drumming group, is reinventing herself as a bandleader.
The 2023 TD James Moody Jazz Festival took place from November 3 to 19 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and a ...
Today, it is my unique honor to present the first edition of our Best New Artists list. It is exactly the same thing as the Best New Bands lists you know and love, just with a more accurate title.