The Rev. Hodges was known for his community activism and spearheaded an effort to create a monument to abolitionist Harriet ...

Chaka Khan let slip in an interview with 'The Guardian' that a set of songs recorded by her, Prince, and Larry Graham has been "cleared." ...

The esteemed musician expresses no regrets about not joining Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple, preferring to follow his muse ...

Washington said of Hodges, “he was a student of the life of Robert Smalls ... took of famous figures such as jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., poet Maya ...

From the soul-stirring sound of John Coltrane, who honed his craft while living in Philadelphia, to Dizzy Gillespie's revolutionary bebop during his early career in the city ... long-held vision ...

Chet Baker was an early influence, although Hubbard soon aligned himself with the approach of Clifford Brown (and his forebears: Fats Navarro and Dizzy Gillespie ... Store Day in bringing these ...

Her music has interwoven the life fabric of anyone with a passing interest in Latin ... Her musical partners have included Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie and Airto Moreira, with ...

For 1968 and 1969, there was a Jazzfest in the Municipal Auditorium with Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy ... early fame, and then he sort of struggled to get a lot of market attention throughout his life.

His older sister Daisy, who would become a renowned piano teacher, worked with him in his early years ... “Let me tell you a story about Dizzy Gillespie,” he says, recalling his years on ...

He was the best tenor player of his day but was almost always standing in the long, cool shadow of lead trumpet players like Dizzy Gillespie or ... But unlike the early rock or novelty pop songs ...