INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Artie Shaw: The Money Band
- 5:01 PM — Apr 30 —
- Source: All About Jazz
He would later claim the cash infusion was sought to help settle back taxes owed. Read More
OBITUARY: Hal McKusick: 1924-2012
- 12:48 PM — Apr 14 —
- Source: All About Jazz
Hal McKusick, an East Coast jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger whose seductively smooth sound, tireless work ethic and flawless technique were admired by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Art Farmer, Johnny Mandel and every other musician he worked with since the early 1940s, died on April 10 of complications from a fractured hip. Read More
Ralph A. Miriello: Two Ladies of Song Offer Two Different Paths to Great Jazz
- 1:50 PM — Apr 2 —
- Source: The Huffington Post
Each week there seems to be at least one CD in my mailbox that features yet another female jazz singer. Read More
Biography
An excellent tenor saxophonist and a superior arranger/composer, Al Cohn was greatly admired by his fellow musicians. Early... Read the full Al Cohn bio.



