A two-hour special show showcasing the music of Chick Corea on WMNF’s Colors of Jazz, Sunday, July 23, at 8 pm. ET. In his 60-year musical career, Chick Corea changed the sound of jazz with the ...
The Cincinnati Music Festival, 60 years old this year, has evolved as much as the music scene has over the decades. It began in 1962 as the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival, founded by George Wein, who had ...
The album graphics for Aaron Parks’ By All Means provide an immediate clue, as the typography evokes Jackie McLean’s 1965 ...
The Giants of Jazz 2LP reissue unites Frank Sinatra’s classic mid-’60s collaborations with Count Basie and Duke Ellington, newly remastered for vinyl.
You may have seen the 2014 documentary Jaco, produced by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. It's an astonishing tale, which follows Jaco Pastorius from his early life through to stardom with Weather ...
There seems to be a fresh discovery of an obscure gem every month. Not that I am complaining, especially with this release from the Fontana vaults. Presenting Jazz Quintet 60 is the last of the very ...
The 1950s and early '60s were a high point for jazz. Jazz was popular. You could hear it on TV, on college campuses, and on US State Department tours. It was an era of mind-boggling creativity. Cool ...
In 1966, David McCallum was in the midst of his first bout of stardom thanks to his starring role as the Russian spy Illya Kuryakin on the NBC prime-time series, “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” when Capitol ...
The Reno Jazz Festival celebrates 60 years of excellence in jazz with a triumphant return to the stage April 28-30, 2022. Since 1962, the Festival has welcomed thousands of young musicians to the ...