Jazz For A Saturday Night #99: Bob Thiele

Bob Thiele was probably the most influential person in modern jazz whom you may never have heard of. He was Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #100: Who Will It Be?

JFASN #99 will be posted about 7:00 PM Pacific Time on Saturday, December 21, 2013. I’m going to take a Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #98: Dizzy Gillespie

By one of those unlikely but common coincidences of everyday life, the year 2013 is drawing to a close at Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #97: Melvin Sparks

The late guitarist Melvin Sparks was one of the unsung (or perhaps under-sung would be more appropriate) heroes of jazz. Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #96: Jay Jay Johnson

The world of jazz has known comparatively few outstanding trombonists. If you think I’m mistaken, try to name five from Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #95: Nat Simpkins

Tenor saxophonist Nat Simpkins has done just about everything there is to do in the music business. Besides playing tenor Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #94: Stanley Turrentine

[NOTE: This is the second time I’ve written about Stanley Turrentine on this blog. You can peruse the first time Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #93: Frank Wess

On Wednesday, October 30, the world of jazz lost one of the truly legendary artists who helped make the music Continue reading →