Here is the start of a bio of Tito Puente that no longer seems to be onlin: Tito Puente is internationally recognized for his seminal contributions to Latin...
Category - Jazz
Carmen McRae lacked the notoriety that several other female vocalists received. But she was one of the greats. Here are two paragraphs of the very well written...
From his body language while playing to his unique, free flowing improvisations, there is nobody like Keith Jarrett. This is from AllMusic: Pianist, composer...
Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall is married to Elvis Costello. Their wedding, according to Wikipedia, took place at Elton John’s estate. AllMusic puts...
Broadway World had an item on Monday on a short film, Trane and Miles, that chronicles the making of Kind of Blue, which the story says is the best-selling...
Papa Jo Jones, one of the greatest jazz drummers, appears in the remarkable video above. It is part one of Louis Panassié’s “L’Aventure du...
The long and important life of Marian McPartland ended last week on Long Island, where the British native had lived for many years. McPartland was an important...
The Chordettes’ performance on the Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show that aired on February 22, 1958 — a program hosted by Dick Clark — started...
This profile of the great guitarist Freddie King seems to have been written by a family member: Freddie was born in Gilmer Texas on September 3 1934 with the...
Richie Cannata, who has long been associated with Billy Joel — he was his sax player through 1982 — and more recently with The Beach Boys and...
