About the early days of jazz in Paris, violinist Stéphane Grappelli said, “That was the best time for musicians, you know—no radio, no gramophone. If you want music, you must go to the musician!” ...

Before the arrival of this newly issued complete document, listeners had only a partial glimpse of Pharoah Sanders’ November ...

Ask Rhoda Scott, and she'll say her career as an illustrious jazz organist happened by accident. But if you know her story, it's hard not to spot the hand of destiny. She was born into a musical ...

Tommy Benford, born in 1905, was a remarkable jazz drummer whose journey began—like his brother Bill’s—at the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina.