Melvin Rhyne

Dismissed late in life as a sell-out entertainer, Wes Montgomery — you're reminded all over again, with this group of previously unreleased sides — could play with both an uncanny smoothness and a sharp improvisational wit. Read More

George Benson, who burst onto the jazz scene in the mid-1960s as a guitar star and found a large popular audience when he added vocals to his arsenal, will headline the 2011 Indy Jazz Fest. The artist roster was announced Thursday afternoon in the Civic Plaza at Indianapolis International Airport during a public event, with entertainment by local singer Cynthia Layne and her band. Read More