All About Jazz — John Bunch, a jazz pianist whose elegant style led to prominent sideman posts with Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett as well as an accomplished solo career, died on Tuesday in Manhattan, where he lived. He was 88. His death, at Roosevelt Hospital, was... more info

Guardian Music — Classy American jazz guitarist who helped the Oscar Peterson Trio swingThere are no easy rides in jazz, but some are easier than others. High on the list of the toughest had to be acting as an accompanist and fellow soloist to Oscar Peterson, one o... more info

All About Jazz — Columbia's first 12-inch jazz LP was George Avakian's idea. In 1950, when company president Ted Wallerstein played George a test pressing of Benny Goodman's band live in 1938, George knew instantly what he was listening to: Goodman's famed Carnegie H... more info

All About Jazz — On a June weekend in 1979 in Los Angeles, Playboy presented a spectacular "one-shot" jazz festival at the venerable Hollywood Bowl. The artist line-up seemed like a "Who's Who" of the jazz world's greats: Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Joe Williams, Lio... more info

All About Jazz — When Michael Giacchino was in elementary school, all his friends were following the rock bands of the moment, notably Led Zeppelin, the Who and the Beatles. But Giacchino admits that he was "pretty adverse" to rock 'n' roll. "I hate to admit it," ... more info

All About Jazz — By Rob Howard Art Van Damme died on February 15th 2010 after being ill with pneumonia for several weeks. A Memorial to this great accordion jazz legend is now online and you can add your Tribute to his Tribute Wall on the Art Van Damme memorials sit... more info

All About Jazz — On April 13, Anat Cohen will release her first live album, Clarinetwork: Live At The Village Vanguard on her own Anzic Records. The album was recorded on one evening--July 5, 2009--during an historic 6-night residency at the legendary venue in which ... more info

All About Jazz — New York, New York -- The big band sound of RG Royal Orchestra will be celebrated around the world today as their new release Impact is released to give the jazz community a shot of adrenaline that it never expected. The main vision of producer Rec... more info

All About Jazz — By 1954, the clarinet was all but finished as a solo instrument. Benny Goodman was largely a nostalgia act. Artie Shaw was completing his final recordings with his Gramercy Five. And other leading jazz musicians who played the "stick" did so out of n... more info

All About Jazz — Solitaire Miles and Willie Pickens are releasing a new album "Born to Be Blue" this Spring in Chicago. "For Born To Be Blue, Solitaire utilized some of Chicago's top musicians, all of whom have the flexibility to sound at home in a swing combo. On... more info