The building known as the Jazz Loft was in a commercial district, so after 6 p.m. there were no neighbors to worry about. Read More
In conjunction with Christian McBride's Guest Artist Dozens, focusing on classic tracks by bassist Ray Brown , jazz.com is publishing Ted Panken's conversation with the two bassists from 1996. Read More
"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 fans are such a discriminating batch that the prospect of buying them Christmas gifts must give non-jazz fans the blues. Read More
Duke Ellington at the Olympia Theater in Paris, 1958. Read More
Hal Weary , A Rendezvous with Deja Vu (halwearyjazz). Read More
In the early '80s, when I was a socially awkward teenage jazz geek, it wasn't easy to find filmed footage of departed musicians. Read More
One of the most distinctive of all pianists, Erroll Garner proved that it was possible to be a sophisticated player without ... Read the full Erroll Garner bio.