Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Jazz legend and Crusaders co-founder Joe Sample, renowned for his ...

Vital stats: Jazz keyboardist Joe Sample was born in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 1, 1939. He began playing piano at age 5 and was heavily influenced by gospel, Creole and blues. On stage: Victoria Theatre ...

For more than an hour, Joe Sample thrilled the audience in both story and song before presenting the talented Randy Crawford, one of the most phenomenal jazz and R&B vocalists around today. She and ...

File-This July 2, 2006, file photo shows jazz pianist Joe Sample performing during the special event “Hommage to Nesuhi Ertegun” of the 40th Montreux Jazz Festival at the Stravinski hall in Montreux, ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant was in Houston not terribly long ago, performing in 2023 support of her album “Ghost Song.” Shortly after that show she quickly dropped another album, the beguiling “Mélusine,” ...

Finally, tonight we say goodbye to a legend of the keyboard, Joe Sample. He died last night in his hometown of Houston, Texas. In the late 1950s, Sample was one of the founding members of a group ...

VIDEO Stix Hooper returns to Houston for 'Joe Sample Celebration' Concert by Jazz Houston Published: May 30, 2024 at 11:54 AM Tags: today at 10, news, local news, jazz houston, stix hooper, the ...