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Jazz has always been about fusing rather than fusion. But there's a new generation of improvisational players from around the world who are effortlessly blending wide-ranging cultural and generational ideas in ...

Early in his career, pianist Billy Taylor made a difference in jazz by developing an individual approach to the use of chords.

In the liner notes to his new album, A Swingin' Session with Duke Robillard , the guitarist writes, "For me, there's a very thin line between the jazz and the blues.

On June 24, 2008 Justin Time will release "Silence," a long-awaited duo session from saxophonist David Murray & pianist Mal Waldron.

Justin Time Records is proud to announce the release of Paul Bley's About Time, the master pianist's sixth solo recording for the label.

If The Village Voice is indeed planning to participate in future jazz concerts, it owes its future audiences and its own reputation an interim period of self-instruction. The September 27 concert at Loew's ...

Cut in 1976 and released the following year, Flowers For Albert , David Murray's thunderclap of a debut as a leader, left little doubt that the next heavyweight champion of the tenor had arrived. via All About Jazz

Scott Hamilton & Friends Concord Jazz A tenor saxophonist standing foursquare and unreconstructed in the tradition established by Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Illinois Jacquet, Scott Hamilton is considered ... via All About Jazz

“I Got It Bad". It just about ruins both of those songs for me. Did I get a defective recording, or is that how it's "supposed”

Rifftides reader Nina Ramos listened to Carol Sloane's newest recording, encountered something that disturbed her, and sent this message: Just finished reading your liner notes and listening to Carol Sloane's ... via All About Jazz

Revered in soul-jazz circles, Richard "Groove" Holmes was an unapologetically swinging Jimmy Smith admirer who could effortlessly move from the grittiest of blues to the most sentimental of ballads. via KBCO.com

Stuck at home because of the ice, sleet and cold? Entertain yourself for a few minutes with a choice selection of online music videos from genres including jazz, soul, blues, funk, classic rock, prog rock and ... via St. Louis Jazz Notes

“Any pianist who came after Oscar Peterson would have had to look up to him as a model of all-around musicianship.”

The jazz world lost another from its diminishing ranks of giants last week: Canadian piano genius Oscar Peterson died two days before Christmas at age 82. via The Source Weekly

Lone Hill Jazz Lone Hill Jazz is best known for their straight reissues of long unavailable, valuable jazz sessions. via All About Jazz

Pianist-vocalist Frank Jackson, who has lived in The City since 1942, is the first resident jazz musician invited to perform at the new Yoshi's on Fillmore. via San Francisco Examiner

Ben Webster - Published: November 21, 2007 Someone To Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster Frank Buchmann-Moller Hardcover; 400 pages ISBN: 0472114700 University Of Michigan Press 2007 Unless you ... via All About Jazz