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Buddy Collette, Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader, Dead at 89

Buddy Collette, jazz musician, bandleader and civil rights advocate, died on Sept. 19 in Los Angeles. ... Read More »

Harvey Fuqua, Moonglows Singer and Marvin Gaye's Mentor, Dead at 80

Harvey Fuqua, a founding member of 1950s doo-wop group the Moonglows and a pioneering songwriter and ... Read More »

Hank Jones, Legendary Jazz Pianist, Dead at 91

Legendary jazz pianist Henry "Hank" Jones passed away Sunday at a hospice facility in New York at ... Read More »

Jazz Guitarist Herb Ellis Dead at 88

Famed jazz guitarist Herb Ellis -- who played alongside the legendary Ella Fitzgerald during his ... Read More »

Jazz Musician Sir John Dankworth Dies at 82

Sir John Dankworth, the British jazz musician, composer and bandleader, died at a London hospital ... Read More »

Putting the Cool in Yule: Classic and New Holiday Jazz

Christmas music is as much a part of the holiday season for many of us as the decorations, trees and ... Read More »

Music Albums Out on November 10, 2009

Looking for a list of music albums out on November 10, 2009? Whether you're into glossy pop or ... Read More »

Joan Baez Footage From the '50s Found in Freezer

As a part of the 'American Masters' series, PBS produced a documentary on Joan Baez entitled 'How ... Read More »

Who in the World Is Luciana Souza ... Today? A 'Tide'-Turning Source Outing

It must be hard sometimes for Luciana Souza to keep track of who she is night to night, musically ... Read More »

Lila Downs Is Up for Anything in Her Musical World

Diversity? We love it. Most fans of international music dive headlong into the smorgasbord of ... Read More »

Oscar Peterson, Jazz Piano Titan, Dies at 82

Oscar Peterson, the Canadian jazz pianist whose unmatched virtuosity placed him among the greatest ... Read More »

With a Bullet: Today's Charts

There's that term again: the "summer doldrums." What is a summer doldrum, anyhoo? Is it some kind of ... Read More »

Ella Fitzgerald Tribute Kicks Off Black Music Month

Though there are literally hundreds of African-American performing artists who could represent the ... Read More »

20 Best Gibberish Lyrics: No. 12

"Ba ba bom ba ba bom ba ba dang a dang dang ba ba ding a dong ding" --'Blue Moon,' The Marcels ... Read More »