Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Charette grew up in Meriden playing piano in the local jazz scene starting when he was 15. Piano was still his instrument ...

Some books give Smith's birthdate as Dec. 8, 1925, but more recent sources cite 1928 as his birth year. Regardless, the late musician always delivered the goods, even as the beats behind him changed.

Known for her vast sonic palette, she made her mark playing with the saxophone master Lou Donaldson and also had a prolific solo career. By Alex Williams Akiko Tsuruga, a jazz virtuoso known for ...

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The SUNY New Paltz Department of Music will present jazz pianist, organist, vocalist, composer and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers in concert at 7:30 ...

Brian Charette grew up in Meriden playing piano in the local jazz scene starting when he was 15. Piano was still his instrument while studying music at the University of Connecticut and the University ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm TV critic David Bianculli. Reference books give the birth date of the great jazz organist Jimmy Smith as December 8, 1925, 100 years ago. More recent sources cite 1928 as ...