Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden was one of the most significant bassists to emerge after Jimmy Blanton, Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Scott LaFaro […]
Horace Silver
On June 18th, 2014 the jazz world lost a true icon, the great pianist Horace Silver. Horace’s impact on jazz […]
Blue Note Records @ 75: By CJ Shearn
Blue Note Records, now celebrating its 75th year, has always been a label that has been important in my listening […]
Small Group Jazz Performances: Part VI
Read Part V here. The time period of 1945-1965 contains four distinct stylistic shifts– bebop, cool jazz, hard bop and […]
Small Group Jazz Performances: Part V
Read Part IV here The time period of 1945-1965 contains four distinct stylistic shifts– bebop, cool jazz, hard bop and […]
Three Times Three: A Conversation with Antonio Sanchez by CJ Shearn
When one thinks of creativity, musicality, passion, and consistent challenge, the name of drummer Antonio Sanchez comes to mind. Since […]
Small Group Jazz Performances: Part IV
Read Part III. The time period of 1945-1965 contains four distinct stylistic shifts– bebop, cool jazz, hard bop and the […]
Dizzy Gillespie
In the nearly one hundred years of recorded jazz, it’s challenging to think about what innovations sounded like at the […]
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian brought electric guitar to the forefront of jazz. Today, when electric guitar is so commonplace with distortion, synthesizers […]
Small Group Jazz Performances: Part III
Read Part II. The time period of 1945-1965 contains four distinct stylistic shifts– bebop, cool jazz, hard bop and the […]
Small Group Jazz Performances: Part II
Read Part I . Here are four more important small group jazz performances in recorded history. Lennie Tristano: Wow (Capitol, […]
Small Group Jazz Performances: Part I
This entry begins a series on small group performances in jazz history which are milestones for fans, and musicians. Many […]