The Case For Original Jazz Imagine a world without Thelonious Monk’s music. Imagine a world with none of Wayne Shorter’s music. Imagi...

I recently performed at Jimmy Mak's in Portland with trombonist Steve Turre. In addition to having drummer Charlie Doggett on the b...

The great Hal Galper Portland State was recently lucky to have the great pianist and educator Hal Galper for a masterclass. Galper pai...

The jazz community is saddened by the loss of the great trumpeter Clark Terry. One of the first jazz trumpeters I ever heard as a middl...

Say what you want about Stanley Crouch's opinions on jazz; I've always been impressed with Crouch's writing. "Kansas C...

Sonny Rollins, Jazz Master I enjoy a good joke as much as anyone. I also consider myself open minded in terms of humor. I enjoy a wide...

Horace Silver was one of the giants of jazz. One of the creators of Hard Bop, Horace Silver brought jazz back to it's funky, soulful...

When folks talk about the great Jazz singers, we hear about Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Shirley Horn, Joe Williams, Nat "King...

I first heard bassist Buster Williams on a Herbie Hancock recording called "VSOP Live." I remember thinking that their versi...