Nov 3, 2025 2:07 PM
In Memoriam: Ray Drummond, 1946–2025
Ray Drummond, a first-call bassist who appeared on hundreds of albums as a sideman for some of the top names in jazz…
Drummond was cherished by generations of mainstream jazz listeners and bandleaders for his authoritative tonal presence, a defining quality of his style most apparent when he played his instrument unamplified.
Nov 3, 2025 2:07 PM
Ray Drummond, a first-call bassist who appeared on hundreds of albums as a sideman for some of the top names in jazz…
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Bassist Anthony Jackson, a consummate accompanist, renowned virtuoso and ubiquitous session player with more than 500…
Jack DeJohnette boasted a musical resume that was as long as it was fearsome.
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With 17 records to his name, including his newest live record, The Poetry Of Jazz, seasoned New York vocalist,…
Blake betrayed little emotion even as his hands were a blur of paradiddles, cross-sticking and double-stroke rolls. But beneath the surface, emotion was lurking.
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Closing out his Oct. 7 set at Ronnie Scott’s, Johnathan Blake invoked his father, violinist John Blake, who, he…
Sullivan Fortner (left), Tyler Bullock and Esteban Castro, honorees of the inaugural Gilmore Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Awards.
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“That is Heaven right here on Earth,” said vocalist Faye Carol of Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington.
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It’s been over seven years since the passing of the now-revered trumpeter Roy Hargrove. The composing bandleader had…
“I’m self-taught, an autodidact as they call it,” said composer Gregg Hill.
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At a recent performance at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, bassist Rodney…
