He was probably best known for his long tenure with Miles Davis, who praised his ability to “keep the groove going forever.”
Category: Jazz
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Jeff Goldblum Says Jeff Goldblum is ‘Not a Performance’
In a wide-ranging interview on Popcast, the actor and musician insisted that the immutable Jeff Goldblum persona is “not a performance” — it’s his lifeblood.
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Joe Louis Walker, Free-Ranging Blues Explorer, Is Dead at 75
A product of the San Francisco rock crucible of the 1960s, he fashioned his own brand of the blues, blending gospel, soul, rock and other genres.
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Jazz at Lincoln Center’s New Season Highlights Ties to Africa
From July through June 2026, the new season will showcase works by John Coltrane, the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and more.
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Essentially Ellington Keeps Duke Ellington Very Much Alive
Essentially Ellington once again brought the world’s best high school jazz musicians to New York. Over the last 30 years, the event has reshaped how jazz is taught.
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Fiona Apple’s Statement About Jailed Mothers, and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Kali Uchis, Moses Sumney and Hayley Williams, I’m With Her and others.
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sonny Rollins
Joshua Redman, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Giddins and more musicians and writers highlight their favorites from the “saxophone colossus.”
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Baltimore’s Brandon Woody Channels His Hometown on ‘For the Love of It All’
Brandon Woody refined his songs in shows around his hometown Baltimore and channeled the city’s lessons on his debut album, “For the Love of It All.”
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At Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dave Chappelle Rallies to Keep ‘Tradition Alive’
Attendees at the organization’s gala, which celebrated Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, shared what they listen to.
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Carla Bley’s 1970s Experimental Masterpiece Gets a Belated Premiere
Cultic and unclassifiable — “clearly some sort of monstrous hybrid” — Bley’s “Escalator Over the Hill,” a 1971 album, is being staged at the New School.
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Kwame Alexander on Bringing the Free Spirit of Jazz to Young Viewers
The latest in the author’s Acoustic Rooster franchise, a PBS Kids special and series aim to teach children the beauty of collaboration and improvisation.
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Andy Bey, Jazz Singer Renowned for His Vocal Range, Dies at 85
An admirer of Nat King Cole, he began as a child performer and as part of a family trio before emerging as a master of the American Songbook.