The most legendary jazz-funk band of all time is coming to Ann Arbor. The Headhunters, co-led by percussionist Bill Summers ...

One of the few exponents of Carnatic jazz on the saxophone, Radhakrishnan was ... but also gorged on jazz greats like Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Cannonball Adderley. Training in both ...

A new recording features pianist McCoy Tyner and saxophonist Joe Henderson in a concert taped in New York City in 1966. The music here is a prelude to later iconic records by each leader.

With this setup, he created a sound that has been likened to a “distorted saxophone ... permission to solo over these changes without Pat Martino or Charlie Parker looming over our shoulders.

The new season will include 57 concerts between early October and late May next year. Rafael Payare will conduct at least 23 ...

Jazz sax elder statesman Dave Liebman called him simply ... with bebop icon Red Rodney (who himself had played as a young man alongside the legendary Charlie Parker), Potter has steered a steady ...

Roach brought out the best in Charlie Parker, cajoled Duke Ellington ... and Rollins’ Saxophone Colossus. His accompaniment and solo on Rollins’ classic calypso, “St. Thomas” has to ...

It was there, after being inspired by a Charlie Parker record ... Fred Jackson takes the first solo, his tenor sax exuding a virile athleticism, while underneath, Willette and Green lay down ...

Archer includes a two- minute bass solo that he describes as "angular," with ... and what is the best sound for that particular moment." Charlie Parker's execution on the saxophone, for Archer, is a ...

The second leg of the WBGO All That Jazz series headlines Marion Meadows who celebrates his new album at the Hamilton Stage on February 8, 2025 with a matinee at 5:30pm and an evening performance at 8 ...

A woman owns a beautiful old alto saxophone that belonged to her father and according to family legend was once owned by the legendary jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker. Her late father ...