After forming a lauded band and writing tunes like “I Remember Clifford,” “Whisper Not” and “Killer Joe,” he had a second career composing and arranging music for television.
The Monterey Jazz Festival starts Friday for its 67th anniversary. The festival is the world’s longest continuously-running jazz festival. It will feature 87 shows on five stages over three days at ...
the best jazz bassists played a crucial part in keeping the music flowing by playing walking lines that were usually slapped violently to enable the unamplified instrument to be heard. The mid-40s ...