Whether it’s playing in an ensemble or on his own Bob Jefferson loves to create beautiful jazz music. “I play Alto, tenor and soprano and then I double on ...

The Ted Herbert Music School will host its Jazz Showcase on June 8 at the Ted Herbert Music School and Majestic Studio ...

What does an ensemble do for an encore in DownBeat competition? Retain their top ranking and score an individual award. Not ...

His musical legacy stretched across seven decades and inspired such diverse artists as Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Rod ...

The Ministry of Culture, led by Minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, has launched the “Thai Youth Jazz” project for 2025, ...

I would switch from alto sax in the band to playing tenor saxophone, a request made by my band director after a number of tenor saxophonists graduated the previous year. I was now a tenor player.

He switched from alto sax to tenor sax after he joined the Stewart band ... where he rose to prominence playing tenor saxophone alongside Lester Young .The Basie band of the late '30s was the first to ...

Though critically successful, the band’s initial album “Loosen Up Naturally” was a commercial failure. Subsequent releases didn’t do much better and when personal tragedies began plaguing the group ...

On May 25, 2025, the recently anointed NEA Jazz Master Marshall Allen turns 101. It’s been a fantastic year for the iconic leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra.

He started out on piano as a six-year-old, took up clarinet at nine, switched to alto sax when he ... s Jazz Alley presents tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander for two nights. Band members are Eric ...

Currently based in Los Angeles, the two-time Grammy Award winner – first in 1980 for “After the Love Has Gone” and again in 1983 for “Turn Your Love Around” – may best be known as part of the ...