Benny Carter

The Deer Head Inn will feature jazz bassist Jennifer Leitham today with her trio. Read More

The Olivet College Jazz Band and Jazz Combo will present a concert Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Olivet Congregational Church. Read More

Mike Wofford has long been hailed as one of the jazz world's finest pianists. Read More

Dick Katz , The Line Forms Here (Reservoir). Read More

Dick Katz, a pianist, record producer, educator and writer whose knowledge of jazz from the stride-piano era to 1960s modernism made him a valuable presence on New York's jazz scene for six decades, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. Read More

Recorded jazz is still under a century old, but in a little over nine decades an enormous quantity of music has amassed. Read More

You may know that David Leonhardt has 38 years of professional experience with many of the top names in jazz from Benny Carter to Stan Getz. You may not know: he played for twenty five years with David “Fathead" Newman recording and arranging 5 CDs ; spent four years as musical director for jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks touring the world; spent twelve years freelancing in New York City, Broadway to the Today Show, jazz clubs to dance halls, Bar Mitzvahs and weddings to cabaret clubs and Lincoln Center, jingles to jazz records; since the 80's has baked up a host legendary master tap dancers and is musical director for The Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers; has decades of experiences as a jazz educator in universities, colleges, clinics and workshops with ten years of presenting “Jazz For Kids" to literally tens of thousands of children; his first jazz experience was playing piano as a teenager with jazz educator Jamey Aebersold in concerts, clubs and schools in Louisville, KY; his first road experience with a southern rock band touring Dixie age 16; his first professional engagement at the age of 14 in a teenage rock band. Read More

Catch a rare performance by the jazz impresario on Friday, November 13, at 8:00 pm when George Wein brings his Newport All-Stars to Jazz at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Read More

John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton keep the heart of the big band beating. Read More

He recently released his first CD as a leader in more than 30 years, "Gratitude," featuring Joe Locke on vibes, Joe LaBarbera on drums and Thomas Marriott on trumpet and flugelhorn. Read More