It is not an overstatement to say that modern jazz has been shaped by the music of McCoy Tyner. His blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords and an explosively percussive left hand ...

"Artists like Laufey and Raye are quoting, mimicking and riffing on features of jazz music in their increasingly popular hits ...

Metheny's body of work includes compositions for solo guitar, small ensembles, electric and acoustic instruments, large orchestras, and ballet pieces, with settings ranging from modern jazz to rock to ...

The Modern Jazz Quartet fused bebop stylings with classical music aesthetics to create a cool and elegant sound that some critics dubbed “chamber jazz.” In 1959, they provided the score to ...

Roy Haynes, the pioneering jazz drummer who performed with legends like Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sarah Vaughan, died ...

20 Jazz Essentials Roy Haynes, Pioneer Of Modern Jazz Drumming, Has Passed Away Lou Donaldson, Pioneer Of Soul-Jazz, Has Passed Away ...

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Formed in the spring of 2020, Hot Mustard is the recording duo of producer Jack Powell (guitar, keys, bells, and whistles) ...

Few musicians ever worked with so broad an array of jazz legends. Mr ... Corea’s “Now He Sings,” one of the defining modern piano trio albums; the alto saxophonist Jackie McLean’s ...

Roy Haynes' death marks the end of an era in jazz history, as he was one of the last living connections to the genre's golden ...