There are three new signs now along West 125th Street in Harlem, where shoppers and diners move in and out of chain stores ...

That was my friend, as the lights came up after the Emmet Cohen show at Birdland on January 13th. I turned to look at the ...

Bob Perkins, 91, of Wyncote, the jazz DJ whose sonorous, deeply relaxing, and reassuring voice on the Philadelphia airwaves ...

He became essentially a university for all of the — like John Coltrane essentially went to the school of Miles Davis. So did Wayne Shorter. So did John McLaughlin. So did Herbie Hancock ...

As we celebrate Black History Month, these songs remind us of the rich cultural heritage of Black music and its influence ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MCCOY TYNER AND JOE HENDERSON'S "ISOTOPE") MARTIN JOHNSON: Throughout the history of jazz, there have been many famous duo collaborators - Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis ...

The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.

Explore iconic South African albums to understand the country’s rich jazz heritage: “A Light for the People” by Caiphus ...

Miles Davis’ record Kind of Blue is not only considered one of the greatest jazz albums of all time, but one of the greatest ...

At 17 he began a career-changing relationship with Miles Davis’ sideman saxophonist John Coltrane. Tyner joined Coltrane for the classic album My Favorite Things (1960), and remained at the core of ...

He has worked with musicians like Miles Davis and Charlottesville’s own Dave Matthews ... The other quote comes from John Coltrane, who was completely obsessed with practicing his instrument. He said, ...