Milt Jackson

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

After more than a half-century as a jazz pianist, and having learned valuable lessons early on from studying with Oscar Peterson and playing with Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Longo delivers an incredible repertoire of in-depth musical exploration on his latest trio recording, Sting Like a Bee . Read More

One place Nelson hasn't worked much since he left town in the '70s is Pittsburgh. Read More

December 1, 2009, Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education and presentation since 1958, announces the thirty-four date, nationwide, six-week tour of the MJF/52 All-Stars, billed as the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour. Traveling through thirty-two cities in seventeen states, the group features the nine-time Grammy®-nominated and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron on piano; Grammy-nominated violinist Regina Carter; Grammy-winning guitarist Russell Malone; seven-time Grammy-nominated vocalist Kurt Elling; bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa; and Grammy-nominated drummer Johnathan Blake. Read More

Yet Latin-jazz differed from r&b in a fundamental way: it had a nostalgic component. Read More

Lest I forget, bassist Chris Lightcap is a stalwart on the “back line", the true supportive bassist with lines that fill but do not get in the way. Read More

Photo by Zack Smith Garage A Trois includes, from left, keyboardist Marco Benevento, saxophonist Skerik, drummer Stanton Moore and vibraphonist/percussionist Mike Dillon. Read More

Nearly 30 years after kick-starting his career with the Charlie Byrd Trio, Takoma Park's Chuck Redd is still in high demand as both a drummer and vibraphone player. Read More