Dexter Gordon

Panama's annual cornerstone cultural event, the seventh Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 11-16, 2010. Read More

From one angle, the career of the saxophonist Steve Grossman might seem to have unfolded in reverse. Read More

I don't ordinarily review collections of essays, especially collections of previously published essays, but I don't want to miss the chance to tell readers just how interesting and accomplished a cultural critic David Hajdu is, and this, his first collection, is as good a place to begin as any. Read More

One of Chicago's well-known jazz artists calls Matteson home. Read More

Art D'Lugoff, who was widely regarded as the dean of New York nightclub impresarios and whose storied spot, the Village Gate, was for more than 30 years home to performers as celebrated, and diverse, as Duke Ellington, Allen Ginsberg and John Belushi, died on Wednesday at a New York City hospital. Read More

Elling, a product of Chicago, had his basic agenda in place from the start. 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

Productions and Naxos of America, Inc. are proud to announce the October 27, 2009 release of the next seven titles in the illustrious DVD series featuring performances by Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Smith, Woody Herman, Art Farmer, Erroll Garner, Anita O'Day, and Art Blakey. Read More

An all-star quintet featuring renowned saxophonist Hadley Caliman, the legendary Curtis Fuller (trombone), Larry Vukovich (piano), Jeff Chambers (bass), and Eddie Marshall (drums) concludes its Pacific Northwest tour in a special tribute concert to the Seattle-based tenor master. Read More

At the tender age of 28, Randall Kline, the co-founder and executive artistic director of SFJazz, presented his first jazz concerts. Read More