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 →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #62: Joe Sample And David T. Walker

Legendary jazz pianist/keyboardist Joe Sample was born in Houston, Texas on February 1, 1939. He learned to play the piano Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #61: Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan, master of the alto saxophone, was born December 23, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died on December 14, Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #60: Sonny Rollins

During this, the week we lost Dave Brubeck, you might be thinking that I should devote this space to him. Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #59: Hod O’Brien

Pianist Hod O’Brien, who has been described in the Los Angeles Times by Don Heckman as “a masterful bop-based improviser”, Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #58: Harris Simon

Prior to April 10, 2010, I had never heard of pianist/keyboardist Harris Simon. That was the day I walked down Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #57: Ben Webster

After unexpectedly having to skip out on last week’s review, I wanted to make this week’s something special for you. Continue reading →