Discover the top 30 Black male jazz icons! Immerse in soulful tunes & timeless classics from legendary voices. Listen to the ...

Discover the best black female jazz singers ever! From Ella to Esperanza, meet 25 iconic voices that revolutionized the jazz ...

Ella passed away in 1996 aged 79, but her legacy and influence can still be heard in many of today's modern ... jazz and would play Ella and Miles Davis and play the flute and trumpet along to the ...

There had been a very vibrant modern jazz movement back in New York ... been about taking the less aggressive aspects of the music and making a style out of that. Now, there have always been ...

He began performing professionally in his teens and studied music theory and piano at the ... Metheny even called Hall “the father of modern jazz guitar”. Jim’s harmonic awareness, rhythmic ...

Joel Jeschke is a sought-after drummer and band member across multiple genres, from rock to jazz. Having performed and recorded with countless artists including rock bands such as Royal Tusk (MNRK ...

Roy Haynes was one of the last giants of modern jazz who was present at its birth ... You get a snap and bap. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) WESTERVELT: Haynes was born in the Roxbury section of Boston ...

Roy Haynes, the pioneering jazz drummer who performed with legends like Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sarah Vaughan, died Tuesday at the age of 99. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Leslie ...

An irrepressible force who remained relevant over the course of a seven-decade career, he had a hand in every major development in modern ... “Jazz from a time before it became elevator music.” ...

Joel Jeschke is a highly sought-after drummer in both the jazz and rock scenes in Edmonton, Alberta. Having performed and recorded with countless artists - including rock bands Royal Tusk (MNRK ...