Jazz guitar icon George Freeman passed away on April 1 at the age of 97. The celebrated musician had planned to mark his 98th birthday on April 10 with a series of concerts at Chi ...
Grammy-winning trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, a leading figure in jazz during a five-decade career, has died at age 70, about a month after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said Tuesday. Hubbard ...
Carter has lectured, conducted, and performed at clinics and master classes ... and Edward VIII abdicated the British throne. In jazz, Billie Holiday made her debut with Count Basie and Dizzy ...
“The Comparable Dina Martina” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Vashon Center for the Arts.
He recruited some forward-thinking musicians in his band – notably alto saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie – and together they began developing a new, complex jazz ...
Alexander is an acclaimed poet, scholar, and cultural advocate. She is the president of the Mellon Foundation, the nation’s ...
Davis will receive the award at 7:30 p.m. May 1, during the River City Jazz Masters series performance featuring Sammy Figueroa in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 ...
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler will head the field as the best golfers in the world converge on Augusta National Golf Club for the 2025 Masters Tournament. Scheffler won his second green ...
The dynamic guitar trio of "New Orleans Guitar Masters," led by Jimmy Robinson, Cranston Clements and John Rankin, is scheduled to perform April 5 at the Dew Drop Jazz Hall in Old Mandeville.
We're almost at the start of The Masters tournament which will be played from April 10-13 from Augusta National Golf Club. The iconic tournament will feature a full field of former champions and ...