Jazz For A Saturday Night #30: Phil Woods

Springfield, Massachusetts native Phil Woods was born on November 2, 1931. He was 83 years old when he died unexpectedly Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #29: Michel Petrucciani

Michel Petrucciani was born in Orange, France, on December 28, 1962. Thirty-seven years later, on January 6, 1999, he died. Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #28: The Dynamic 3B’s

Ever since I began this little weekly exercise last summer, there are few jazz groups I’ve wanted to write about Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #27: Alvin "Red" Tyler

Alvin “Red” Tyler was one of the most accomplished saxophone players you probably never heard of. His horn can be Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #26: Kenny Burrell And John Coltrane

Guitarist Kenny Burrell was born on July 31, 1931, in Detroit Michigan. When he was 12 years old he began Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night 25: Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard was born on April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana. By the time he died on December 29, 2008, Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #24: Lionel Hampton

Ever since I began doing these more-or-less weekly meanderings in July of 2011, the one person I’ve most looked forward Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #23: Idris Muhammad

Drummer Leo Morris was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 3, 1939. Music apparently was in the blood of Continue reading →