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Wynton Marsalis, one of the greatest living trumpeters, is returning to Kansas City
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by artistic director Wynton Marsalis since 1991, has...
Who Was Eric Dolphy? The Life And Impact Of The Legendary Jazz Artist
MediaFeed via AOL· 3 weeks agoIn his short life of only 36 years, jazz musician and band leader Eric Dolphy made quite a mark on...
Torben Ulrich, tennis player and jazz musician who set his son Lars on the heavy metal road –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTorben Ulrich, who has died aged 95, could certainly be said to have had a varied career. The father...
Dave McMurray finds the sweet spot between Grateful Dead, jazz and Detroit sax soul
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Dave McMurray was making his name on the avant-garde underground of Detroit’s jazz scene...
Jazz keyboardist with no boundaries lands in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 25—Soon after he moved to Maine last year, jazz keyboardist Jamie Saft put in a call to the Casco Bay Tummlers, a Portland band that plays Jewish klezmer music. Saft has built a reputation ...
First day of the Newport Jazz Festival highlights cool jazz on a hot day
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEWPORT — The Newport Jazz Festival is a world-renowned draw for jazz enthusiasts, with many people...
Pharoah Sanders, Legendary Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 81
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPharoah Sanders, the legendary tenor saxophonist who performed alongside John Coltrane in the...
‘American Symphony’: Jon Batiste Gave Us the Best Music Doc of the Year
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn Nov. 21, 2021, Jon Batiste found out that he had been nominated for 11 Grammys, ranging from Best...
Founding Mr. Bungle Member Theo Lengyel Arrested for Murder
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTheo Lengyel, once an integral member of the avant-garde jazz-metal group Mr. Bungle, is now a...
The Best Jazz Albums of 2023
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAs I’ve said in a few recent editions of these best-of columns, it’s been a dreadful year for most things but a fine one for music, which, as the verse...