Originally consisting of saxophonists David Murray, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and Hamiet Bluiett, the World Saxophone Quartet is one of the finest and most unusual small combos in jazz today. The ...
Political conscience occupies a special place in the quintessence of modern jazz, fueling, in its most heated moments, the stuff of blunt insurrection. It remains to be seen whether Political Blues, ...
It was an amazing sight Tuesday at the Jazz Bakery -- a trio of brawny baritone saxophonists spread across the stage with the rip-snorting, foot-stomping vitality of a line of rhinos ready to charge ...
Gerry Mulligan has been playing his baritone saxophone in jazz clubs and concert halls for nearly 40 years now. He still has difficulty explaining what first drew him to the mammoth instrument. ”I ...
From the silver screen to the the River Valley, the Original Blues Brothers Band takes the Lee Creek Tavern stage inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland for a Halloween concert at 9 p.m. Oct. 31.