Jul 8, 2013
Had he not met a tragic end in a domestic dispute in 1972, Lee Morgan would be celebrating his 75th birthday today. A peer of the many great musicians who came to prominence with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers in the late 1950’s, Morgan was a major voice on the trumpet, and wrote and recorded Hard Bop tunes as well...
Jul 8, 2013
Jamie Saft is likely the hardest working musician in the jazz avant-garde today. With no fewer than half a dozen working bands, plus recurring gigs with the likes of long-time collaborator and friend John Zorn, Saft is never at a loss for something new and exciting into which he can throw his many talents. Now living...