Rea Irvin, a savvy man-about-town, designed the first cover, planned for February, 1925. He rejected the initial concept of a ...

Paul McCartney heard rumors of the wild goings-on in the Haight and visited on April 4, 1967. At the Fillmore Auditorium, he listened to a rehearsal by the Jefferson Airplane. At Marty Balin’s and ...

Jim loved and explored all genres of music from jazz and the Blues to Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles ... His tastes ran the gamut, which led to the purchase of a painting by underground artist R. Crumb, ...

While H.E.R. owned the moment with ... Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. still were early in their careers but held their own as guest stars, as did CeeLo Green. A great halftime show, but I’d be remiss ...

Al teamed with guitarist Julio Martinez to “spell” up-and-coming comics John Belushi, Bette Midler, Robert Klein ... another heartfelt episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a great ...

From iconic bandleaders to unique talents, the best jazz pianists ... starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman – revived interest in his work. In his heyday, in the early years of the 20th ...

Even the very best jazz guitarists ... in the early 90s, he established a solo career soon afterward, spending five years at Blue Note. Marrying his jazz DNA with funk, R&B, rock, and pop elements ...

Locals swear that Tullio’s has the best homemade pies in the world, and after one bite, you might just be inclined to agree.

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame plays a pivotal role for Black musicians, featuring more than 200 inductees and displaying ...

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

Meanwhile, a host of American jazz greats were serving as cultural ambassadors — Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie among them — ostensibly to promote Yankee goodwill and ...