The big band era didn't end with the rise of bebop in 1944. Read More
"One should always listen closely when people are saying goodbye," Katherine Hepburn tells us in "Stage Door." Likewise, Stan Getz, the great tenor saxophonist, found a way to make sure that people would be listening closely when he experienced what would be his last hurrah. Read More
Mike Wofford has long been hailed as one of the jazz world's finest pianists. Read More
A fine middle-register trumpeter whose style seemed to practically define "cool jazz," Shorty Rogers was actually more ... Read the full Shorty Rogers bio.