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Bill Lee, jazz bassist and father of filmmaker Spike Lee, dies at 94
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBill Lee, center, was a jazz bassist and father to screenwriter-actor Joie Lee, left, and filmmaker...
'Party Train,' 'Early in the Morning': Charlie Wilson headlines Jacksonville Jazz Festival
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCharlie Wilson was a big star long before he released his first album, “You Turn My Life Around,” in...
Artis—Naples names youth jazz orchestra director: Who is Brandon Robertson
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJazz is truly an American creation, and a Southwest Florida musician wants to help it grow. Brandon...
Jazz harpist Brandee Younger will pay tribute to Detroit legends this weekend
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThis weekend will bring three opportunities to catch Grammy-nominated jazz harpist Brandee Younger...
"Bird just grinned. He’d never heard a guitar played like that!" He saw T-Bone Walker, worked with...
Guitar Player via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHe’s a bebop originator who’s played with everyone from Charlie Parker to Jimmy McGriff and who saw...
Kansas City welcoming NFL Draft visitors with live jazz performances at the new airport
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNFL Draft visitors will be welcomed to the new Kansas City International Airport with live jazz...
“I had been warned I might be shot immediately but I decided to do it anyway": The unstoppable...
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJune 1992: American jazz musician Charlie Haden poses for a portrait in June 1992 in New York City,...
Carla Bley, Jazz Composer and Pianist, Dies at 87
Variety via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCarla Bley, an influential jazz composer and pianist, died in her home in Willow, N.Y. due to complications from brain cancer. She was 87. Bley’s partner...
Jazz-Guitar Phenom Julian Lage Forges His Own Paths on Speak to Me
SPIN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJazz-Guitar Phenom Julian Lage Forges His Own Paths on Speak to Me Julian Lage – Speak to Me (Blue...
Jacksonville Jazz Festival returns Memorial Day weekend. Here's who's playing.
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor more than 40 years, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival has brought some of jazz's biggest names —...