Piano and saxophone duets are jazz distilled to its bare essentials: one linear melodic voice interacting with a chordal and rhythmic partner, also capable of leading the line. What these two European ...

Their program includes music by Claude Debussy, Samuel Barber, Branford’s brother Wynton Marsalis, Ennio Morricone and contemporary British composer Sally Beamish and American composer Michael ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

Coleman Hawkins, known as "The Hawk" or "Bean," basically invented tenor sax as we know it, all the way down to Bill Clinton playing his way to office. After making many recordings with various groups ...

René Marie, vocals: Friday, Sept. 1, 6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 3, 8:30 p.m. Tia Fuller, saxophone: Friday, Sept. 1, 9:30 p.m. Akiko Tsuruga, B3 organ: Saturday, Sept ...

Founded as the centerpiece of Mellon’s $35 million, multifaceted national initiative to support the cultural preservation of jazz, the Jazz Legacies Fellowship reflects the Foundation’s long-term ...

Jazz musicians are the innovative artists who create and perform jazz, a uniquely music style born in New Orleans in the early 1900s. These musicians blend improvisation, rhythm, and personal ...

In addition to playing jazz piano, Heather Bennett is the organist and music director at a New Jersey church. Ellie Lee describes herself as a “bold, fiery artist” who “composes in a variety of styles ...

Pianist John Stetch hails from Edmonton, Alberta Canada. His first musical instrument was the clarinet - a hand-me-down from his father who also taught his son the fundamentals. There was also a piano ...