Jazz For A Saturday Night #42: Terry Gibbs & Buddy DeFranco

These two musicians are among the most accomplished artists in jazz. Both are respected elders, masters of their craft with Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #41: John Stein

John Stein was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1949, where he began playing guitar at age 7. Eventually he Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #40: Beverly Ritz

There are Saturday early nights, and then there are Saturday late nights. Different parts of the same evening call for Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #39: Alvin Queen

Drummer Alvin Queen was born in the Bronx, New York, on August 16, 1950. He began playing drums at an Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #38: Jason Bodlovich

It’s always hard to know what to call a musician who plays more than one instrument. “Multi-instrumentalist” seems to be Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #37: Benny Powell

Trombonist Benny Powell was born in New Orleans on March 1, 1930 and died in New York on June 26, Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #36: Bobby Militello

His all-too-short entry in “The Biographical Encyclopedia Of Jazz” tells us that Bobby Militello was born March 25, 1950 in Continue reading →

Jazz For A Saturday Night #35: The Jens Wendelboe Big Band

April is Jazz Appreciation Month! What better way to appreciate jazz than by celebrating musicians who are still alive and Continue reading →