Pepper Adams News

The Smithsonian's "Take 5!" series that's been unfolding this season has been a fascinating experiment: the works of jazz's more gifted, prolific, and often overlooked composers, played by local D.C. musicians specializing on those composers' instruments.

Sahib Shihab isn't as well known today as most other storied baritone saxophonists like Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams, Serge Chaloff and Harry Carney.

Ron Stout, jazz faculty member of Saddleback College's Division of Fine Arts and Media Technology, played the trumpet on a Grammy-winning album at this year's Grammy Awards.

Donald Byrd , a renowned jazz trumpeter known for his innovative style, died February 4, at 80-years-old, the Associated Press reports.