Claude Thornhill

Growing up as part of a family that hosted jazz people like Benny Goodman and Zoot Sims, John Pizzarelli couldn't help but be influenced by jazz. Read More

That's worth remembering now, in the face of two big commemorative events. Read More

Performing at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan, The Gil Evans Orchestra--led by Gil's son Miles Evans--will conclude a week of Gil Evans Centennial Celebrations on May 21st with a performance that pays tribute to the jazz arranger/composer icon. Read More

Full reviews of recent jazz performances: nytimes.com/jazz. ★ Read More

Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans at the Jazz Standard, 116 E. 27th Street, NYC for four nights: Thursday, May 17 – Sunday, May 20. Read More

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