Jazz For A Saturday Night #69: Zoot Sims

Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims was born in Inglewood, California on October 29, 1925. He died on March 23, 1985 in Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #68: Gil Melle

Gil Melle was a prolific composer and player of both baritone and tenor saxophones. He was born on December 31, Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #67: Wes Montgomery

Every once in a while you run across an album that seems to be just about perfect in every way. Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #66: Frank Tate

Bassist Frank Tate was born in Washington, D.C., on July 18, 1943. After receiving a B.A. in business administration, he Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night: Gerry Mulligan revisited

I began writing these articles in August of 2011. At first they were pretty short, and left a lot to Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #65: Michael Kaeshammer

It’s always difficult to know what to say when writing about someone that not many others have written about. Sometimes Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #64: Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff

Alto saxophonist Hank Crawford and Hammond B3 organ virtuoso Jimmy McGriff formed one of the most popular collaborations in jazz. Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #63: Gene Harris

Pianist Gene Harris was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on September 1, 1933 and died in Boise, Idaho on January Continue reading →