Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch ...
US saxophonist Lou Donaldson, one of jazz music's last remaining links to the era of bebop in the 1950s who went on to ...
Lou Donaldson, a pioneering figure in the soul jazz movement, passed away on November 9th. He was 98 years old.
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 ...
A projection of Basquiat’s jazz-inspired paintings and a new poster illustrating his Untitled (Stardust) (1983), an homage to ...
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 ...