U.S. postal service and its French counterpart, La Poste, release commemorative stamps honoring the two music legends
Acclaimed Trumpeter Randy Brecker
Posted July 19th, 2012 at 7:48 pm (UTC+0)
Chris Botti’s Impressions
Posted May 11th, 2012 at 3:32 pm (UTC+0)
Whitney Houston Smooth Jazz Tribute
Posted February 23rd, 2012 at 8:59 pm (UTC+0)
Tim Hagans, The Moon is Waiting
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 8:33 pm (UTC+0)
Hard bop trumpeter will be awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki
Blue Notes in Black and White: Photography and Jazz
Posted December 1st, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC+0)
Rare accounts and photos of African-American jazz legends, with some pictures showing how moments of social tension and race in America impinged on the jazz image
Wynton Marsalis, America’s Best Jazz Ambassador
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 1:29 pm (UTC+0)
Some critics describe 49-year old Marsalis as “a living legend,” Others say he’s “America’s best jazz ambassador now”
Miles Davis, Cool Jazz, Nefertiti & Pharaoh’s Dance
Posted May 7th, 2011 at 4:29 pm (UTC+0)
Trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, the music explorer who revolutionized jazz, is even known by people who never heard his music.
A Night in Tunisia
Posted January 25th, 2011 at 4:57 pm (UTC+0)
“A Night in Tunisia” with its trademark blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms and oriental flow was considered inspirational by many, and became one of the signature pieces of his “be-bop” jazz revolution in 1940s.
Cairo native 