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Internationally known sax player Greg Abate and his quartet bring Big Band sound to the Cultural Center of Cape Cod.
Saxophone legend Marsalis, who lived in Durham from 2022 to 2024, still teaches at NCCU. "Belonging" is his 32nd release.
The sax-player Kenny Garrett established a reputation as one of Miles Davis’s band in the Amandla (1989) period. He was also a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, the launching-pad for scores of ...
REGIONAL—Four N’West Iowa high school jazz bands are tuning up for the Iowa Jazz Championships on Tuesday, April 8, in Ames.
Banyan Tree’s World Jazz Festival is back for its 5th Edition, this time visiting 5 cities in India, bringing in a fusion of ...
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 ...
Derek McDonald is the principal trumpet in the Symphony Orchestra. He was introduced to the trumpet by Dana Menser, his elementary school music teacher, in the third grade. McDonald had wanted to play ...
We were there to see The Alliage Quintet, an ensemble made up of five saxophonists and one pianist. Prior to the event, I had never considered the combination of those instruments; I was not ...
Ben Webster’s 1959 outing for Verve Records featured jazz giants Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown, and Roy Eldridge.
A legendary Latin jazz percussionist is returning to the world’s borough this month for a rhythmic performance at Flushing ...
Having originally formed in Nottingham, Otala quickly earned a reputation as one of the most exciting new bands in their adopted city. Debut single “Tell The Bees” highlighted their potential from the ...