Wikipedia does a great job of writing opening paragraphs that succinctly highlight the subject’s influence. This profile of the great jazz pianist Bill...
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Thinking about it logically, a godparent/godchild relationship between any two random people is no less weird than in cases in which the couple is famous. But...
This is the beginning of the profile of the great tenor saxophone player Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins from his website: Theodore Walter Rollins...
Let me say this as delicately as possible: Conceptually and objectively, I understand that tastes are different. One man’s meat is another man’s...
Some people say that jazz is an acquired taste. If so, an avant-garde jazz trombonist — which is what Roswell Rudd is — is an advanced acquired...
In 1945, Duke Ellington recorded I’m Just a Lucky So and So. Check out Tony Bennett’s version, which is from “The Conan O’Brien...
Like many people my age (and younger), my impressions of the world, for better or worse, are shaped by video. I was thoroughly convinced for years that World...
The remarkable ability of New Orleans to produce trumpet (and cornet) players — which began with Buddy Bolden and reached its zenith with Louis Armstrong...
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...
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