Oct 10, 2002 7:14 AM

Billed as “A Great Night In Harlem,” the Jazz Foundation of America’s second annual benefit supported an even…

Oct 10, 2002 7:12 AM

Trumpeter Theodore “Fats” Navarro died more than a half century ago at the tender age of 26. He was buried in an…

Oct 10, 2002 7:12 AM

The Verve Music Group and Blue Note Records have joined together to launch The Definitive Series which honors the…

Oct 3, 2002 12:41 PM

Forty years ago Jimmy Scott was set to release a record that would have made him a household name. On September 27,…

Oct 3, 2002 12:13 PM

Chicago gave Von Freeman quite a birthday present, and it was one that could not be wrapped. To celebrate the legendary…

Oct 1, 2002 11:02 AM

On Sept. 21, bassist Peter Kowald died of a heart attack at the age of 58 years in the New York home of his friends…

Sep 27, 2002 12:26 PM

On Tuesday, trombonist George Lewis was named one of the 24 winners the annual “genius grants” awarded by the John D.…

Sep 27, 2002 12:11 PM

The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (LCJO) with Wynton Marsalis has started its 10th anniversary of touring with a major…

Sep 23, 2002 3:08 PM

Unraveling The mystique and influence of one of the most innovative musicians of the last century, Charlie Christian:…

Sep 23, 2002 3:07 PM

The debut Bluebird Jazz release from Brazilian-born, New York-based pianist/vocalist Eliane Elias, Kissed By Nature,…