“Eloquent trumpet prodigy” Mike Davis (Wall Street Journal) has a voice beyond his years on his instrument. His playing is imbued with the sounds of prohibition-era speakeasies, Hoovervilles of the ...
eyoncé and Lizzo have each released acclaimed albums this summer that have dominated the charts and streaming services and re-centered the musical spotlight on Black women. That’s not the only thing ...
A native of the South Bronx, RAY VEGA is a veteran of the bands of Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Mongo Santamaria, Mario Bauza, Luis "Perico" Ortiz, Hector LaVoe, Johnny Pacheco, Larry Harlow, Pete "El ...
Since the 1980s, no bass player has ruled the rock world quite like the man called Flea. He became a star with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And now he's finally recorded his first ever solo album, and ...
Kenny Dorham was once 10 feet tall, lean and healthy. In Miles Davis’ autobiography, one of the mightiest forces in music, let alone jazz, recounts a 1956 winter date at Cafe Bohemia, a onetime ...
On Nov. 5, Harvard was lucky enough to host famed jazz trumpet player and composer Ingrid Jensen in a performance with the Harvard Monday Jazz Band. Jensen, alongside Yaure Muniz, the Interim Director ...
The Chicago jazz titan and heir to the Hampton Family's century-plus legacy reflects on receiving honors in his hometown.
WE’LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MARK. THAT’S THE JASMINE IN MILWAUKEE BASED GROUP RECENTLY MAKING BILLBOARD’S SMOOTH JAZZ CHARTS. JOINING ME NOW IS THE GROUP’S FOUNDER AND TRUMPET ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When Michael Peter Balzary, a.k.a. Flea, was a little boy, his attraction to the trumpet was all-consuming and ...