One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book ...
From Duncan Heining's Trad Dads, Dirty Boppers and Free Fusioneers (Equinox, 2012) and is taken from from Chapter 11, "The Best Things in Life are Free," which discusses free jazz and free ...
Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore is publishing a book called NOW JAZZ NOW: 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings ...
Marian Montgomery, 67, the Mississippi-born jazz singer best known for her work on the BBC in the 1960s and ‘70s, died of cancer Monday at her home in London. She was born Maud Runnels in Natchez, ...
This is FRESH AIR. Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, who's 92 now, has signed off on a new series of live recordings from a Seattle club he'd played in the 1960s. Two volumes are now out. Jazz critic Kevin ...
When Jamal's trios visited Penthouse jazz club in Seattle in the '60s, they came to play. Now 92, the pianist has signed off on the release of a new series of live recordings from back in the day.