Paul Desmond and the Modern Jazz Quartet appeared together on stage only once, on the evening of Christmas Day in 1971. What's remarkable is that the concert was taped and the second half released on ...

It was the sound of running water — not the sound of silence. That was the mundane muse behind the angelic ascension of “The Sound of Silence” — the chart-topping classic that had Simon & Garfunkel ...

Only Paul Simon could command the sound of silence like this. In the opening act of the first of five sold-out shows on his comeback tour at NYC’s Beacon Theatre, the music legend played the entirety ...

Between 1959 and 1965, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond and guitarist Jim Hall (both above) recorded six quartet albums together that are still among jazz's most elegant small-group recordings. These ...

After un-retiring from the road, Queens native Paul soaked in the hometown love at NYC's Beacon Theatre on Monday night. Only Paul Simon could command the sound of silence like this. In the opening ...