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Steve Jordan thought he was just a fill-in for Charlie Watts, but then the Rolling Stones drummer died and the gig got serious.

Jazz made its way into Iran, along with a host of other foreign influences, during the 1960s. In the decade that followed, the music's exposure on Iranian radio helped it achieve a measure of popularity – until the Islamic Revolution came along, a social caesura that brought a long-term ban on secular music. By Bernd G. Schmitz

Whenever legendary jazz musicians Slide Hampton and Harold Betters got together or spoke over the phone, the renowned trombonists frequently spoke of their Western Pennsylvania roots, said Betters’ daughter Cheryl Kelly. “Oh, Dad and Mr. Hampton were super close for a very long time. They were great friends and actually

In his own words, jazz fusion legend Francisco Mora-Catlett discusses five key artist who bridged the gap between jazz and electronic music.

A trombonist, composer, arranger and educator whose career spanned seven decades, Slide Hampton died on Nov. 18 at his home in Orange, N.J.

Slide Hampton, the jazz trombonist who was especially revered for his masterful arrangements, has died.

From the age of 12, trombonist Slide Hampton spent his life in music — playing, composing, arranging and educating. He died Nov. 20. He was 89.

Slide Hampton, the distinguished jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, passed away Nov. 18. He was 89. Born Locksley Wellington…

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Sixty years ago, a pathbreaking jazz album from Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, and Oscar Brown, Jr., fused politics and art in the fight for Black liberation. Black artists are taking similar strides today.