JAZZIZ wishes a very happy birthday to guitarist and vocal sensation George Benson, who was born on this day (March 22) in 1943.
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As detailed in Ben Sidran’s new biography, The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma (due May 5…
John Coltrane (left), Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis and Bill Evans recorded the original version of Kind…
“This Masquerade” comes from George Benson’s 1976 album Breezin’, which was a major critical and commercial success for the guitarist.
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for the good things in our lives. If you’re…
Jon Hendricks, an originator of the singing style known as vocalese and one of the…
The Australian electronics artist Nick Murphy, formerly known as Chet Faker, performs at the 2019…
JAZZIZ was on the scene for the 2019 Montreal International Jazz Festival, celebrating the fest’s…
Few careers have been as rich and variegated as that of 76-year-old guitarist extraordinaire George…
Summer is upon us, and with it comes the 40th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto. The fest is all set to take place June 26 through July 6 in downtown Montreal, with several hundred thousand people descending upon the Canadian city to experience the biggest jazz celebration in the world.
Like it was yesterday, I recall driving my beat-up Monte Carlo with the windows rolled……...
Few careers have been as rich and variegated as that of 76-year-old guitarist extraordinaire George……...
Our Spring 2019 issue celebrated our 35th anniversary by taking a look back at some of the iconic photos that have appeared in the pages of our magazine. In today’s episode of JAZZIZ Not What You Think, publisher Michael Fagien sits down with two of the photographers behind those shots — Jeff Sedlik and Tom Legoff — to talk about the fascinating back stories that went into capturing those moments on film.
Saxophonist Stanley Turrentine was born on this day (April 5) in 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.…
Join us on a journey through the evolution of jazz guitar, starting with early pioneers like Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt and continuing through to modern masters like Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Julian Lage.
Saxophonist and flutist James Moody was born on this day in Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. After an early stint with the Dizzy Gillespie bebop orchestra, Moody ventured out to form several outstanding ensembles under his own name.
JAZZIZ wishes a very happy birthday to guitarist and vocal sensation George Benson, who was born on this day (March 22) in 1943.
Looking for some Monday motivation? We’ve got you covered! From music reflecting the times to…
Our focus on visual excellence attracted a talented assemblage of contributing writers, illustrators, designers and editors, all of whom helped to mold this publication into what it is today.
Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for the good things in our lives. If you’re…