Zoot Sims

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

Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965 and the launch of www.jazzloftproject.org. Author and Project Director Sam Stephenson will give a reading, answer questions, and sign books, followed by a performance by former jazz loft resident Ronnie Free and his Trio. Read More

Jazz saxophonists had a field day with the bossa nova in 1962. Read More

Thomas Cunniffe covers the world of DVDs for jazz.com. His most recent review here looked at Charles Mingus's Epitaph and Town Hall Concert . Read More

When jazz fans discuss the really big compositions of the past, a small number of controversial classics dominate the conversation: including Ellington's Black, Brown & Beige , Marsalis's Blood on the Fields , and Mingus's Epitaph . Read More

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

A number of years ago Angela Hagenbach became a fan of the sound of jazz legend Sarah Vaughan, and it inspired her to make an abrupt turn in her own musical career. 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

Sam Stephenson sees and hears one jazz photographer's blue notes in memory, and he's sharing those visions with the world. Read More

Catch a rare performance by the jazz impresario on Friday, November 13, at 8:00 pm when George Wein brings his Newport All-Stars to Jazz at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Read More