Three-time Grammy winner and jazz legend is going to host a new television show about jazz music
Cindy Douglas’s My New Jive, and the Glamor of Jazz
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC+0)
Album showcases Cindy’s superb performance, her own unique and modern twist on swing and bebop classics
Lester Young’s Smooth Tone
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 8:48 pm (UTC+0)
Many saxophonists have copied his improvisational smooth tone and relaxed lyrical style
Iconic American pianist Ahmad Jamal
Posted February 2nd, 2012 at 8:54 pm (UTC+0)
Best-known for his distinctive piano improvisations, Jamal still plays music with the same energy, elegance and sophistication at the age of 82
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
Ella Fitzgerald, 10th Anniversary of America’s First Lady of Songs
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 3:21 pm (UTC+0)
Fitzgerald had a sweet, powerful three-octave voice and perfect diction, making her the best candidate to record the splendid series of Songbook albums
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.
It’s Jazz Appreciation Month Worldwide
Posted April 8th, 2011 at 2:43 pm (UTC+0)
It’s April, when jazz music fills the air in Washington, D.C. This year’s 10th anniversary coincides with Latin jazz master Candido Camero’s 90th birthday
Birdland in the Big Apple, New York
Posted March 3rd, 2011 at 8:11 pm (UTC+0)
Anytime I hear the word “Birdland,” I get nostalgic about Midtown Manhattan’s nightlife, specifically the Birdland Jazz Club, where fabulous music was once performed by legends
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 