Archie Shepp Talks John Coltrane, Impulse! Records and Free Jazz with Red...
Jazz legend Archie Shepp recently sat down with Red Bull Music Academy to chat it up about working with John Coltrane, revolutionizing his sound and his implications on free jazz versus blues.
View ArticleContemporary Jazz Trumpeter and Composer Kenny Wheeler Dies at 84
Contemporary jazz trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler died earlier this week, being admitted to the hospital after living in a nursing home. He was 84.
View ArticleOrnette Coleman, Legendary Jazz Figure and Innovator, Dies at 85
Perhaps one of the most powerful and influential innovators of jazz of the last century, Ornette Coleman, the alto saxophonist, died on Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was a mighty 85 years old.
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