Bud Powell

High-quality jazz musician playing piano at the New York Jazz Workshop.

The shift from swing to bebop was heavily changing the jazz landscape, the music ceased popularity with a mainstream audience. […]

Teddy Wilson

Pianist playing jazz at New York Jazz Workshop in a dimly lit setting.

A seminal figure in the swing to bop movement, Teddy Wilson is known for his lightly swinging, effervescent style; a […]

Miles Davis: Part III

Colorful jazz musician playing trumpet on stage at New York Jazz Workshop.

Between 1973 and 1975, Davis was exploring more directions in which he was trying to bring music back to black […]

Miles Davis: Part II

Vibrant jazz trumpet performance by an African American musician at New York Jazz Workshop.

By September 1964, the final piece in what would be known as the “Second Great Quintet” was now in place: […]

Hank Mobley

Saxophonist performing at New York Jazz Workshop in a lively jazz session.

When many think about the prototypical hard bop tenor, Hank Mobley automatically fits the bill. Known as the “middleweight champion” […]

Miles Davis: Part I

Smiling jazz musician in casual attire holding a phone, promoting New York Jazz Workshop.

The name Miles Davis is synonymous in jazz. Not only one of the most important figures of American music in […]