Grady Tate was renowned as a session drummer extraordinaire, an expert in the use of the rim shot for syncopating purposes; prized for…

Donald Byrd was considered one of the finest hard bop trumpeters of the post-Clifford Brown era. He recorded prolifically as both a leader…

Grammy Award-winning double-bassist Ray Brown was a leader in defining the modern jazz rhythm section — in addition to being a first-rate soloist….

When Antonio Hart was in ninth grade, the music and art programs were cut out of the public schools. Antonio was devastated because…

Originality is what versatile drummer Jeff Hamilton brings to the groups he performs with and is one of the reasons why he is…

Ahmad Jamal was born on July 2nd, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh was the home of many artists known the world over for…

A severely underrated player during his lifetime, Grant Green is one of the great unsung heroes of jazz guitar. He combined an extensive…

Over six full decades, from his arrival on the national scene in 1945 until his death in 1991, Miles Davis made music that…

Wallace Roney is from Philadelphia, PA, born May 25, 1960. He began his musical studies at the age of five, learning rhythmic dictation…

She is both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known the world over simply by her first name: Aretha. The…