Endowed with spectacular range, he played with Miles Davis, led New Directions and Special Edition, and spent decades with ...

The versatile musician was also known for his collaborations with Charles Lloyd, Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett.

Willetts — a pianist, drummer and longtime Rogers Park resident — died suddenly on Friday, Oct. 17, according to his former ...

Since the 1930s, jazz music has had a thriving, tight-knit scene that Doucette said is a strong community today. Along with ...

Renowned jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette died on Sunday, Oct. 26, in a hospital in Kingston, N.Y. He was 83. He died of ...

Jack DeJohnette, one of the most daring and dynamic jazz drummers of the last 60 years, with a loose-limbed yet exacting beat ...

Jack DeJohnette, a celebrated jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis on his landmark 1970 fusion album and collaborated ...

Mexican songstress Lila Downs joined a dense pack of high-profile concerts last week, a jazz drummer legend passes.

The dynamic drummer worked with jazz innovators and avant-garde pioneers across his career. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento is a production assistant with Weekend Edition.

Over the past 25 years, regulars at West Hollywood's Gardenia Supper Club have formed a community around their love of jazz, ...

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.