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The editors of JAZZIZ have the good fortune of being able to listen to new music before……...
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
Vinyl is back! Each month on “Vinyl Watch,” we list some of the most noteworthy……...
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz……...
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz……...
In late 1946, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie headed west for a two-month stint at……...
Today (June 15) marks the 100th birthday of Erroll Garner, a pianist of almost unmatched…
Jazz lovers have great taste — and high standards — which can make them difficult…
Charlie Parker’s centennial provides a great excuse for today’s jazz artists to revisit his repertoire….…...
In today’s episode, we’ll explore five essential books of nonfiction that provide unique insights into…
“I can play all I know in eight bars.” —Charlie Parker “You could look……...
There’s no shortage of commentary proclaiming the significance of the meteoric genius Charlie Parker. Born……...
Apart from a trove of bootlegged live performances, Parker made virtually all of his recordings……...
From 1941, when Charlie Parker’s first commercially recorded solos (“Hootie Blues” and “Jumpin’ the Blues,”……...
(PUBLISHER’s NOTE: We’ve recently been alerted that Winter 2020 JAZZIZ CDs were erroneously inserted into…
As part of Bird’s centennial celebration in 2020, Craft Recordings presents The Savoy 10-Inch LP…
This version of “Lady Be Good” was recorded on January 28, 1946, by saxophonists Charlie Parker and Lester Young, who together shared a bill in that year’s Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series in Los Angeles.
Charlie Parker’s “Ko-Ko,” considered his first recording as a leader, was set to wax on this day (November 26) in 1945 at WOR Studios in New York City.
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for the good things in our lives. If you’re…