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Gene Krupa described Jo Jones as “the sound of Count Basie.” Jones was the drummer of the Count Basie Orchestra from its inception around 1933 until 1948, the...
I was saddened to read tonight of the death of Bert Jansch at age 67. I first saw the guitarist with Pentangle in 1971, last a few years ago at the Iron Horse. Danny Thompson,...
Here’s Sonny Rollins in conversation with Tavis Smiley. The 81-year-old saxophonist says he still practices at least two hours everyday because “there’s...
Dave Douglas brought his ensemble Brass Ecstasy to Amherst last night to play a beautifully-programmed benefit concert in memory of his mother, Emily Douglas, who died on August...