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The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has named renowned jazz drummer Troy Davis as the 2025 recipient of the Alvin Batiste ...
An Archival Treasure Rediscovered article by Hank Hehmsoth, published on April 2, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more History ...
Jazz heavyweights Dennis Chambers and Gary Grainger will play a pair of shows on Hilton Head on April 10 that will revisit ...
This is FRESH AIR. Today is the centennial of the birth of jazz drummer Roy Haynes. He almost made it to the occasion. He died in November at age 99. Haynes was one of the most in-demand drummers ...
European jazz fusion has found a unique voice in Andrea Dionisi, a 31-year-old Italian drummer, arranger, and music director, whose visionary approach has placed him at the forefront of an innovative ...
With a Guggenheim, MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and two Grammy Awards, the 48-year-old Zenón has been recognized as a ...
Long time ago, though.” Sixty years ago, the Black social club that once occupied that corner hosted a jazz concert that is ...
Ben Webster’s 1959 outing for Verve Records featured jazz giants Coleman Hawkins, Ray Brown, and Roy Eldridge.
The saxophonist has seen huge changes in British jazz since her early performances. She’s now both a figurehead and a breakthrough international star ...