On April 10, 1974, Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” floated through the Atlanta airwaves on a new radio station with only 54 watts and a range that might — might, mind you — stretch 25 miles on a ...
The sound that would come to be called “Dixieland” developed from the jazz music of early 20th-century New Orleans, epitomized by figures like Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton. But it didn’t get ...
The problem for John Ellis UK as a teacher of brass instruments in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was that there were few resources or equipment available for him to teach his students the skills they ...
Renowned jazz and blues singer Dinah Washington dated a trombone player named Gus Chappell, and that explains some of her song “Big Long Sliding Thing.” She said her tune “Long John Blues” was about ...
Across five decades, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has experienced its share of offstage drama and onstage magic. Ahead of Thursday's opening of the historic 50th anniversary Jazz Fest, ...
An old saxophone rests in its balding velvet-lined case. The worn keys seems fragile, the screws maybe loose, the metal tarnished. It’s on loan from local jazz musician Tom Hall, in an exhibit case at ...
Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie teach at the Stanford Jazz Workshop in 1981. Courtesy Stanford Jazz Workshop. Back in 1972, when Jim Nadel was a recent graduate jamming with friends at the Stanford ...
Three days of nonstop music marked the 50th annual Monterey Jazz Festival in California. The giants of jazz come to play at Monterey. Highlights of the weekend included performances by Gerald Wilson ...
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