Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans
Jazz is synonymous with the Big Easy, and there’s no bigger name in the history of the genre than Satchmo
January 31, 2013 |
By Nina Fedrizzi
Joe Temperley’s Ageless Sax
The Scottish baritone saxophone musician recalls his 60-year career and the famous singers he’s accompanied
October 13, 2011 |
By Jeff Greenwald
Herman Leonard’s Eye for Jazz
In the 1940s and 50s, photographer Herman Leonard captured icons of the jazz world, including Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
May 07, 2009 |
By Lucinda Moore
Julia Keefe’s Jazz
The young musician discusses the joys of improvisation and her new tribute to fellow American Indian artist Mildred Bailey
April 09, 2009 |
By Katy June-Friesen
For Smithsonian, Mangione Memorabilia 'Feels So Good'
The jazz flugelhornist and composer kicks off Jazz History Month with a donation to the National Museum of American History
April 03, 2009 |
By Jeff Campagna
Benny Goodman's Clarinet
Late in his career, jazz musician Benny Goodman favored a Parisian “licorice stick” as his instrument of choice
April 2009 |
By Owen Edwards
Rhythm and Identity
A Q&A with Bobby Sanabria, musician, composer and professor of Latin jazz
September 15, 2008 |
By Robin T. Reid
Keeper of the Keys
Pianist Jason Moran laces his strikingly original music with the soulful sounds of jazz greats
October 2007 |
By Jamie Katz
35 Who Made a Difference: Wynton Marsalis
In Katrina's aftermath, the trumpeter has rallied support for his native New Orleans
November 01, 2005 |
By Tom Piazza
Return of a Virtuoso
Following a debilitating stroke, the incomparable jazz pianist Oscar Peterson had to start over
January 2005 |
By Marya Hornbacher
