Feb 4, 2025 12:50 PM
In the Jazz World, Grammys Tribute to Quincy Rings True
The jazz and blues community may not have been center stage for the majority of the 67th annual Grammy Award…
Cynthia Erivo and Herbie Hancock perform “Fly Me To The Moon” during a Grammy Awards tribute to Quincy Jones on Feb. 2.
Feb 4, 2025 12:50 PM
The jazz and blues community may not have been center stage for the majority of the 67th annual Grammy Award…
Quincy Jones’ gifts transcended jazz, but jazz was his first love.
Nov 5, 2024 1:00 AM
Quincy Delight Jones Jr., musician, bandleader, composer and producer, died in his home in Bel Air, California, on…
John Coltrane’s the focus of Chasing Trane.
Mar 30, 2020 4:59 PM
You’re at home. We’re at home. Let’s take a break from the coronavirus anxiety that surrounds us and watch a…
Clark Terry (1920–2015)
Jan 2, 2020 9:16 AM
While many listeners discovered Clark Terry during his time with The Tonight Show band in the 1960s and ’70s, a new…
Keyboardist and composer Patrice Rushen’s catalog has been reinvigorated with the release of Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings, 1978–1984).
Aug 5, 2019 5:58 PM
Patrice Rushen’s first appearance on Soul Train was not as a musical guest.
After Don Cornelius took the show from…
Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez perform at New York’s SubCulture during Winter Jazzfest in January.
Mar 28, 2019 9:30 AM
On Jan. 5—four days after the 60th anniversary of the revolution in Cuba—two sons of that island nation, Alfredo…
The book Art Kane: Harlem 1958 explores the origin of one of the most famous photos in jazz history and includes this version, identifying the 57 musicians.
Dec 8, 2018 12:39 PM
Many jazz fans have seen the iconic image, but few know its complete backstory. On Aug. 12, 1958, graphic designer and…
