Lee Konitz

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

Local trumpeter Kenny Rittenhouse has a straightahead, hard-bop approach, but always produces a probing, thoughtful sound—almost like a flugelhorn—that distinguishes him in the U.S. Army Blues , the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra , and his own trios, quartets, and quintets that gig around town. Read More

Feeling the limitations of the jazz combo format that was prevalent in the late 1940s, Miles Davis assembled a nonet to play music that allowed for more orchestration and color, while still maintaining the improvisational elements of that era's be-bop sound. Read More

Join us this Friday, November 20th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with saxophone innovator George Garzone. Read More

At 8 pm on November 23 and 24, US-born jazz musician Dan Tepfer will bring his blend of classic and contemporary sound to the stage when he performs live with his trio at Warsaw's legendary Tygmont Jazz Club. Pianist Dan Tepfer has been heralded as a "remarkable musician" by the Washington Post. His extraordinary artistry allows his music to transcend the boundary between classical and jazz, while his first prize at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival testifies to his talent. Read More

Up until now, I've focused this interview series on Lennie Niehaus' biography. 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

Join us this Friday, November 13th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with seminal jazz guitarist, John Abercrombie. Read More

Jazz, born out of the diversity and rhythm of American life, is jumping to the beat of Israels mix of cool Mediterranean nights, the hustle and bustle of busy Tel Aviv cafes, and the multi cultural rhythms of a nation where west and east meet. 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