The Modern Jazz Quartet was a major jazz institution, a band that, counting a seven-year “vacation,” lasted 43 years. During a time when jazz musicians were stereotyped as unreliable, rarely sober and ...

Jazz trumpet players have shaped the sound of jazz for more than a century, and their influence still echoes in modern music. From the raw brilliance of Louis Armstrong to the cool calm of Miles Davis ...

While I am no jazz expert, there are many wonderful pianists in jazz who make you think, "This person is great," the more you ...

In his homage to Johnny Cash upon the artist's recent death broadcast on CBS's Sunday Morning, commentator and VH1 Executive Director Bill Flanagan opined It's becoming more apparent with every year ...

A lot of jazz people love The Modern Jazz Quartet, but maybe not all the time. Some of them just wait for the parts when vibraphonist Milt Jackson gets to swinging — that was also Jackson's favorite ...

The Modern Jazz Quartet is one of the most influential and beloved jazz groups of all time. Formed in the early 1950s, the quartet consisted of pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist ...

Blues veteran Duke Robillard is back with a new label and a new band. On New Blues for Modern Man (Shanachie 9017; 66:14), the talented and versatile guitarist shifts nimbly from old school rock ‘n’ ...