Kenny Burrell was born in 1931 in Detroit, Michigan. He began playing the guitar at age 12 and went on to study composition…

Born in 1971 in sacramento California, greg porter is one of the most popular new voices in jazz. One of 7 children, greg began…

Widely regarded as one of the master architects of Afro Cuban Jazz, Arturo “Chico” O’Farrill almost became a lawyer.  Born into an Irish-German-Cuban…

Thelonious Monk is one of the first creators of modern jazz and bebop and is considered by all to be one of the greatest…

Largely overlooked during his formative years, Art Farmer’s consistently inventive playing was more greatly appreciated as he continued to develop. Along with Clark…

Sonny Stitt (tenor and alto saxophonist) was born Edward Boatner Jr. on February 2, in 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in…

Grachan Moncur III was born in New York City at Sydenham Hospital on June 3, 1937 into a musical family that included his…

Born in 1962 in Philadelphia, Darrell Grant moved to Denver as a young child. Starting piano lessons before his teens, Grant was a…

Before Milt Jackson, there were only two major vibraphonists: Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo. Jackson soon surpassed both of them in significance and,…

Ernie Andrews has managed to be both popular and underrated throughout his lengthy career. After his family moved to Los Angeles, he sang…