Mar 26, 2013 12:57 PM

With the wind whipping up along the river Lagan, Thelonious Monk would have worn a long coat and hat to wrap up had he…

Mar 25, 2013 1:22 PM

Although the music world knows Bilal as a soul singer, his spectacular sold-out concert on March 15 at Washington,…

Mar 25, 2013 11:33 AM

Pianist, composer and bandleader Bebo Valdés died on March 22 in Stockholm at age 94. He had suffered from pneumonia…

Mar 5, 2013 7:26 AM

Trumpeter Donald Byrd, who was known for his collaborations with top artists, innovative style and lifelong commitment…

Mar 5, 2013 7:15 AM

Keep them waiting, but not for too long. That was Jon Christensen’s method as the Norwegian drummer—best known for…

Feb 25, 2013 11:18 AM

If subtlety and musicality could be embodied by one artist, Cedar Walton would most certainly be among the first…

Feb 11, 2013 1:11 PM

Seminal trumpeter Donald Byrd, who was known for his collaborations with top artists, innovative style and lifelong…

Feb 1, 2013 4:51 AM

Guitarist Jef Lee Johnson died on Jan. 28 at Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia from complications of…

Jan 31, 2013 8:19 AM

Bandleader, conductor and cornetist Butch Morris died on Jan. 29 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.,…

Jan 30, 2013 11:08 AM

Organist Johnny “Hammond” Smith helped refine his instrument’s indelible groove when he started recording in the…