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Born on August 27th 1909, Lester Young ( “Prez” )was one of the giants of the tenor saxophone.  In the swing era […]

Jazz organ never received the seismic shift it did before Jimmy Smith entered the scene.  Born  on December 8, 1925 […]

Benny Goodman is one of swing’s most famous exponents. The rise to mass popularity, and his racially integrated bands are […]

Very seldom in Jazz history have come musicians that singlehandedly change the course of the way their instruments are approached […]

Explosive, boisterous, competitive,  words that describe trumpeter Roy Eldridge.  Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Eldridge was one of the most important […]

Through a six and half decade career William “Count” Basie exemplified the swing style in a powerful manner.  His bands […]

Trumpeter Harry James was very popular with his mainstream sound.  James was born in Albany, Georgia and began his career […]

“God is in the house tonight” were the famous words uttered by pianist/composer extraordinaire Fats Waller on Art Tatum.  In […]

Marc Mommaas arrangement of Gigi Gryce’s Minority, written for the students of the theory and improvisation workshop. The arrangement includes […]

John William Coltrane spent a career of searching and scaling new heights, with thrilling highs, and some things that leave […]

When discussing artists at the forefront of their fields and then embracing change, naturally adapting with their own voices names […]