Instrumental Duos article by Karl Ackermann, published on April 20, ... and like the beginnings of instrumental jazz duos, the history is murky. In all likelihood, ... Now on tenor saxophone, Byron ...

A San Francisco church centered around jazz great John Coltrane, stung by the theft of a saxophone linked to its namesake last month, received a musical offering Sunday to help fill the void. The ...

Here’s a look at this year’s ticketed shows: Friday, June 5: Wayne Shorter Quartet – The 81-year-old sax legend – the New York Times called him “probably jazz’s greatest living small-group composer ...

Instrumental Debut From Kai Craig Offers A Compelling Story Of The Passion For And Commitment To The Rich History Of Jazz.

Buddy Collette, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist, flautist, bandleader and educator who played important roles in Los Angeles jazz as a musician and an advocate for the rights of African ...

Jazz sax great Anthony Ortega, dead at 94, ... Ortega’s instrumental versatility enabled him to work with such diverse singers as Sinatra, Streisand and José Feliciano.

Anthony Ortega only performs once a week. But when the 88-year-old saxophone great takes the stage each Sunday evening at Mr. Peabody’s in Encinitas, he often plays for up to three … ...

Tenor saxophonist and educator Javon Jackson, who grew up in Denver, currently chairs the Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Studies at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.