From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft ...
One of Australia’s most successful pop bands are reliving their career, with a new documentary and a tour bringing the ‘original flavour’ back on stage ...
Willie Colón, a beloved Nuyorican musician and a legend in the salsa music scene in both City and around the world, has died ...
With hits like “Respect” and “Chain of Fools,” she defined a female archetype: sensual and strong, long-suffering but ...
The music that the world now knows as salsa would probably not exist if not for the vision of Willie Colón. While Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta had been plying the two-trombone sound for years, Colón ...
Overshadowed for most of his career by the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, and Lee Morgan, Kenny Dorham's abilities as a composer and unique voice as an advanced ...
Royalty is due at the John Legend Theater on Saturday evening. No bowing, crowns or tiaras for this occasion - just trumpets, saxophones and some of the best jazz around.
The Secret Session American xylophone player and vibist, Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville) played in the bands of Benny Goodman, Paul Whiteman, Charlie Barnet and Woody Herman and recorded with ...
A new Met Opera production of “Tristan und Isolde” uses Wagner’s rare wooden horn, the holztrompete, for a key offstage ...
A new Met Opera production of “Tristan und Isolde” uses Wagner’s rare wooden horn, the holztrompete, for a key offstage moment ...