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It hard to categorize bassist Christian McBride. He's as adept on acoustic bass as well as electric and transitions easi... Read more

Jazz critics and fans alike say Wayne Shorter is one of the great modern masters of the saxophone. He played with Art Bl... Read more

Vocalist and pianist Eliane Elias grew up musicially with Bossa Nova and quickly fused it with jazz. The performer and c... Read more

The great saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess ​died on Oct 30, 2013. He became famous playing with the Count Basie Band i... Read more

Vocalist Gregory Porter shook up the jazz world when his first CD, "Water," was nominated for a Grammy. With his second ... Read more

Vibraphonist Stefon Harris excels at playing straight ahead and blues-infused jazz. With his Concord CD "90 Miles," you ... Read more

Ralph Peterson talks about his three decade-plus career as a powerhouse jazz drummer and bandleader. He learned the rope... Read more

Vocalist and pianist Patricia Barber is also a talented song writer. She composes tunes about environmental destruction ... Read more

One the busiest musicians on the New York scene, saxophonist and composer Chico Freeman decided to move to Europe more t... Read more

Cuban born pianist Omar Sosa is always full of surprises. In his 2015 CD Ile, he masterfully combines elements of Cuban ... Read more

Composer and arranger Maria Schneider also conducts one of the country's finest jazz orchestras. It's not the big band s... Read more

Clark Terry, who was born in 1920, was one of the elite group of jazz artists who played with both Duke Ellington and Co... Read more

Carmen Lundy's latest CD "Soul to Soul," drawing on blues and gospel influences, ​with all original compositions. ​JazzC... Read more

Big band leader, trumpeter and composer Gerald Wilson was a jazz treasure for more than 6 decades. JazzCorner.com's Lois... Read more

If you have ever heard one note from the great Dianne Reeves, you know she has you at hello! Her new album, "Beautiful L... Read more

Pianist Oscar Hernandez, leader of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, can get down with a salsa beat or play a lilting Latin ... Read more

Multi-Grammy Award winner Arturo Sandoval is most famous for his jazz and Latin trumpet playing. In this JazzCorner.com ... Read more

Pianist Helen Sung is an artist who was born classical and grew up a jazz player. The Houston born composer, educator an... Read more

Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of contemporary jazz's most vibrant saxophonists and composers, blending intense virtuosity, ... Read more

When it comes to merging jazz and funk, no other trombonist has done as sublimely as Fred Wesley. As a funk musician and... Read more