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Gilles Peterson Brings Cuban Jazz to the World

"I've always been quite aware of the negative connotations that the word jazz brings to people," radio host, record label founder and jazz aficionado Gilles Peterson admits to Spinner. "I try not to talk about it too much -- I just play it." ... Read More »

Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson and John Zorn Spark Walk-Outs at Montreal Jazz Festival

In all fairness, no one really knew what to expect when the legendary Lou Reed, his wife, multimedia ... Read More »

Boney James Hospitalized After Being Hit by Driver

Acclaimed saxophonist Boney James was injured Saturday when his BMW was rear-ended by a suspected ... Read More »

Jazz Guitarist Herb Ellis Dead at 88

Famed jazz guitarist Herb Ellis -- who played alongside the legendary Ella Fitzgerald during his ... Read More »

Jazz Drummer Louis Bellson Dies at 84

Jazz drummer Louis Bellson, who appeared on more than 200 albums over 60 years, including those by ... Read More »

Buena Vista Social Club Bassist Dies at 76

Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, the bassist for the internationally-renowned Buena Vista Social Club, died ... Read More »

Influential Saxophonist Hank Crawford Dies at 74

Hank Crawford, a member of a distinguished-but-dwindling group of Ray Charles saxophonists, who went ... Read More »

British Singer-Songwriter John Martyn Dies at 60

John Martyn, a mainstay of the British folk boom of the late '60s and early '70s, has died in ... Read More »

Cheech and Chong Express Love for Smokin' Hot Jazz

In the more than 30 years since they started in standup comedy, Cheech and Chong have played with ... Read More »

Jazz Legend Freddie Hubbard Dies

Accomplished jazz musician Freddie Hubbard died Monday at California's Sherman Oaks Hospital. The ... Read More »

Hippie Hero and Jazz Great Merl Saunders Passes Away

Hippie-jazz icon and legendary keyboardist Merl Saunders passed away at San Francisco's Kaiser ... Read More »

Clarinetist Jams With Whales

It's one of the great existential questions, posed by that great existentialist Karen Carpenter: Why ... Read More »

Herbie Hancock Upsets Winehouse, West, Wins Album of the Year

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock left folks slack-jawed as he accepted the Grammy award for Album of the ... Read More »

Jazz Drummer Steve Reid's Spontaneous Return to Africa

When Steve Reid first went to Senegal in 1966 -- by container ship in a journey meant as a reverse ... Read More »

Oscar Peterson, Jazz Piano Titan, Dies at 82

Oscar Peterson, the Canadian jazz pianist whose unmatched virtuosity placed him among the greatest ... Read More »

Legendary Jazz Producer Joel Dorn Dies at 65

Grammy-award winning jazz producer Joel Dorn died of a heart attack on Monday in New York at age 65. ... Read More »