As well as sparking the big band, Krupa also drove The Benny Goodman Trio and Quartet, the latter featuring vibraphone genius Lionel Hampton. The small groups made dozens of exciting recordings ...

Opening the New Year season at Splash Point Jazz Club Eastbourne on Wednesday, January 29 is Rythme Futur, a four-piece band who have in the past attracted some of the biggest audiences at the club.

The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...

If you're wanting to stick close to Mokena this New Year's Eve, there are plenty of options to pick from. Check out some ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 15: ...

After leaving Gaillard, Stewart was in great demand. He played with Art Tatum's trio, was featured on records with the Benny Goodman Sextet, Red Norvo (a famous session with Charlie Parker and Dizzy ...

As if 2008 couldn't be more productive for McPartland, she also recorded a new trio set for Concord ... listening to his recordings with Benny Goodman. As pianists, they discuss keyboard reach, ...

Plus: Spellling's spell-binding new release, Mary Lou Williams' 'Zodiac Suite' live, a De La Soul treasure, more great music ...

YOU have probably never heard of Irene Higginbottom. She was a prolific composer from the late-30s on and worked with the ...

An expanded version of the groundbreaking racially integrated Benny Goodman Quartet, chiefly notable for incorporating pioneering electric guitarist Charlie Christian. This made it the first group in ...

His big breakthrough was joining the Benny Goodman band in 1934 ... featuring the Oscar Peterson Trio augmented with hornblowers Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge. From the same album, Krupa ...