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The best stories and anecdotes from more than 100 years of jazz

Shot dead aged 33 at a popular New York club, the story of Lee Morgan is a particularly tragic one. Pianist … Read more

You’ve heard the story about Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis, right? Trouble is, there are about a million different versions! We’ve … Read more

Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chick Corea, Pat Martino, Curtis Fuller, George Mraz, Pee Wee Ellis… The list of legendary jazz musicians who … Read more

As one of the busiest bass players in jazz, Buster Williams worked with a who’s who of major vocalists over more … Read more

By 1950, Hazel Scott had already done what very few musicians of any background had managed. She had filled concert halls, … Read more

When Elvin Jones began to establish himself on the New York scene in the 1950s, the reaction from other musicians was … Read more

When Dizzy Gillespie and Miriam Makeba appeared together in the early 1990s, it wasn’t the launch of a long-term project, nor … Read more

By the time Cab Calloway walked onto the stage at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1992, he was already a … Read more

Bill Evans’ time with Miles Davis was relatively brief, but it coincided with a period of intense musical output. In the … Read more

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