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

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

What are the elements of Jazz? Jazz is a music with many different elements, and styles. As previously discussed in What […]

Many listeners new to Jazz who may be casual, or fans of other music may wonder what makes Jazz different […]

Donald Byrd was one of the most consistent trumpeters to come out of the fertile Detroit Jazz scene that immigrated […]

The New York Jazz Workshop Improvisation class is now working on an amazing tune written by Steve Swallow named Falling […]

Jazz can often be a daunting genre for newcomers. With so many styles, artists and genres within the form, and […]

Fats Waller was one of the consummate entertainers during the early years of Jazz into the swing era. Born in […]

Art Blakey for six decades led one of the greatest small group Jazz ensembles in history. The Jazz Messengers was […]

Inventive and dynamic, Chick Webb lead one of the most swinging big bands of the 30’s, where he regularly held […]

Easily one of the most visible and well known vocalists of her generation, Sarah Vaughn was gifted with an enormous […]

Billy Eckstine was one of the most important male vocalists in Jazz during the 1940’s being as popular as Frank […]