"Always playing" may be the best capsule description of a player whose more than six-decade-long career has been a virtually continuous montage of musical images—each one featuring Shaughnessy sitting confidently behind his double-bass-drum setup. Read More
Jazz pianist Ted Howe doesn't know who deserves the credit for his career — his father, uncle or sister. Read More
A major propagandist for freewheeling Chicago jazz, an underrated rhythm guitarist, and a talented wisecracker, Eddie Condon's ... Read the full Eddie Condon bio.