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The former Rollins and Coltrane pianist, said to have developed a style beyond style, is heard in trio in the mid-70s

Meg Düster and Jameson Grimm from the Solon High School Jazz Orchestra joined us to talk about playing in “Mr. C’s” (Desmond Cervantez, Solon band director) mariachi band, how all the microphones in the Corridor Jazz recording studio are kind of intimidating, and working with this year’s guest artists, bassist Drew Morton. Meg and Jameson’s … Continue reading

A 31-year-old man is dead and a 28-year-old man is in custody after a shooting Sunday at a Kettering gas station, according to police.

Unlike many of his peers, the 50s-born US drummer didn't follow post-bop stickmen but idolised Krupa, playing with a host of swing veterans

Homegrown classically trained cellist Karen Patterson will return to the area on Sunday, May 21, for a performance at High Street United Methodist Church in Springfield. Patterson will give the final concert of the church’s Sanctuary Concert series.

The cool spot for night owls, early-risers and Cubs fans abroad asks you if Nick Madrigal is the Cubs answer at second base.

EASTON — With an intimate setting of candlelit tables, the Friday Night Jazz Club, featuring some of the Mid-Atlantic region’s most seasoned artists, begins on March 25 at Easton’s historic

Im taking the liberty of reposting this tribute to a great song with an unusual story behind it as a break from the news of the day. Since I first wrote this 15 years ago, YouTube has become a rich musical resource that allows me to fill out the story. Stretching from Ella Fitzgerald to Fran Landesman to T.S. Eliot and Geoffrey Chaucer, this is the bare-bones version of the

He learned Brazilian rhythms on a State Department tour, then played on a seminal 1962 recording, ‘Jazz Samba.’