Art Blakey’s “The Big Beat”: A Jazz Masterclass
As the driving rhythms and punchy horns filled my ears, I couldn’t help but feel transported to a different era of…
As the driving rhythms and punchy horns filled my ears, I couldn’t help but feel transported to a different era of…
On January 5, 1958, in the hallowed halls of the Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, the spirit of jazz…
The soul of jazz reverberated through the walls of Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, as Joe Henderson and…
The sea has always been a source of fascination and inspiration for creative minds across all forms of art. From its…
Sonny Clark, born on July 21, 1931, in the coal-mining town of Herminie, Pennsylvania, dazzled the jazz world with his virtuosity….
Paul Chambers’ album “Bass on Top” is a masterpiece of jazz, and it all started with a recording session at Rudy…
In the hallowed halls of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, where Rudy Van Gelder’s studio stood as a beacon for jazz musicians,…
I just finished listening to the last notes of Andrew Hill‘s “Black Fire,” and the experience was truly transcendent. Recorded on…
“Bluesnik” – a gem from the New York jazz scene of the 1960s – stands as a testament to the musical…
In the mid-1950s, the world of jazz was undergoing an awakening, a metamorphosis that was about to birth a new driving…