Over the past thirty-five years, Jim Snidero has come to be known as one of the finest jazz musicians of his generation. As an alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, author and educator, Snidero has ...

Tutored by Thelonious Monk, the Harlem native came of age with bebop and created a succession of improvisational masterpieces ...

Hank Crawford was an alto sax sensation since he stepped out of the Ray Charles band back in 1963. A signature piercing, full bodied, blues, soul, and gospel drenched tone, sets him apart from the ...

Alongside his own pioneering albums as band leader, Rollins also recorded with Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and the Rolling ...

Sonny Rollins, the legendary jazz saxophonist who collaborated with everyone from Coleman Hawkins to the Rolling Stones, has ...

Known as the "saxophone colossus", Rollins had a lauded career spanning decades.

The plastic Grafton alto saxophone that Charlie Parker played during a 1953 performance has returned to its place in the American Jazz Museum. Charlie Parker’s Grafton alto saxophone has returned to ...

In the beginning, there was Coleman Hawkins. Coleman Hawkins begat Ben Webster. And Ben Webster begat Lester Young, and Lester Young begat Charlie Parker. And Charlie Parker begat Dexter Gordon, and ...

Sonny Rollins, the jazz legend, died on Monday (May 25) afternoon at his residence in Woodstock, New York. He was 95.

Sonny Rollins, the “saxophone colossus” who was widely considered America’s greatest living jazz musician and whose musical ...

The tenor player was equally heralded onstage by his peers as he was offstage with prestigious awards ...