The great alto saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master, and Blue Note legend Lou Donaldson passed away on Saturday at the age of 98.

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center this weekend is offering the world premiere, of a new piece it commissioned, "Everything Changes." ...

The most anticipated of the new books on Parker is Stanley Crouch's soulful, poetic and often graphic Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. Covering Parker's early years ...

US saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of jazz music's last remaining links to the era of bebop in the 1950s who went on to ...

Fast forward a few years to his live 1950 performances with Charlie Parker at the Pershing Ballroom. Recordings from these dates show Freeman didn’t shy away from using amp overdrive and even ...

Lou Donaldson, a pioneering figure in the soul jazz movement, passed away on November 9th. He was 98 years old.

An curved arrow pointing right. Springfield, Illinois is home to the famous Charlie Parker's Diner. It serves up breakfast, lunch and a giant stack of pancakes. For anyone who can eat all four of ...

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Donor-Advised Funds Support KQED by using your donor-advised fund to make a charitable gift. Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching ...

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures ...