This is FRESH AIR. Long before jazz studies were a staple in many college curricula, drummer Art Blakey ran one of the most prestigious and demanding universities of jazz - his band. Alumni of his ...

Jazz Icons Art Blakey boasts an exceptional onehour concert by Art Blakey from Paris in 1965 This performance showcases one of the few undocumented Blakey bands the New Jazzmen featuring the ...

Streaming platforms for Jazz Icons: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Live In '58 haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Jazz Icons: Art Blakey & The ...

The drums and bass are miked too "hot," and the horns occasionally distort, but there are at least two compelling reasons to listen to this 2006 release of a 1968 on-location Messengers date featuring ...

Introduction by Jimmy Lyons; Blue 'n' Boogie; 'Round Midnight; Perdido; Stardust; Lover Man; I Can't Get Started with You; The Man I Love; A Night in Tunisia. Art Blakey: drums; Sonny Stitt: alto and ...

Art Blakey was born 100 years ago, on Oct. 11, 1919, and America's homegrown music — jazz — might not sound quite like it does today if it weren't for the influence of the late drummer. "I would call ...

Blakey led his band for almost 40 years, making many classic records with top musicians. Just Coolin', a newly unearthed 1959 recorded studio session, showcases his stylistic precision. This is FRESH ...

Art Blakey was born 100 years ago, on Oct. 11, 1919, and America's homegrown music — jazz — might not sound quite like it does today if it weren't for the influence of the late drummer. "I would call ...