The University of California, Santa Cruz, has received a gift of more than 1,000 photographs of renowned jazz and rock musicians from the late 1960s, taken by the late jazz scholar and historian, ...

Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane looms large in modern jazz history–a man and musician who overcame early personal problems to be a key part of Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis’ legendary 1950s groups, ...

The pianist Steve Kuhn can play John Coltrane’s music meaningfully without sounding as if he lives by it. That shows self-possession, for a couple of reasons. Coltrane was the most influential jazz ...

NEW YORK (CBS SF) -- Jazz piano giant McCoy Tyner, who made his name as a member of saxophonist John Coltrane's classic quartet during the 1960s, has died at age 81, according to social media posts.

McCoy Tyner, one of the most influential pianists in jazz history, died Friday at his home in northern New Jersey. He was 81 and his death was confirmed by a nephew. No cause was given. Tyner was a ...

The Grammy-winning saxophonist performed with John Coltrane in the 1960s before pioneering the spiritual jazz style Julia Moore is a TV Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

McCoy Tyner, a pianist and composer viewed by musicians and critics alike as the most influential jazz pianist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, has died. He was 81. Tyner’s death was ...