W.C. Handy, often referred to as the Father of the Blues, first published “St. Louis Blues,” his...
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For nearly two decades, flautist-composer-improviser Jamie Baum has produced stunning and wide-ranging music with her acclaimed Septet+,...
The Hammond organ’s surging popularity in the 1950s had everything to do with economics and efficiency. Early...
Ella Fitzgerald’s story is that of a black Cinderella, an American storybook career – from street kid...
In March 1963, guitarist Kenny Burrell was at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in New Jersey to record...
Pianist Fred Hersch has long been recognized as an extraordinary interpreter of the Thelonious Monk songbook. But,...
