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The veteran jazz master teams up with one of America's most cherished songwriters.

Jon Batiste was a highly regarded but not especially famous jazz pianist when he first recorded a tune called “https://youtu.be/mekHqE-9WTk">Creative,” on…

After performing six nights a week for four decades, LA musician Marty Roberts has died. He was half of the husband-and-wife duo Marty and Elayne.

Erroll Garner became a jazz star even though he never learned to read music. He taught himself to play the piano and landed a gig on the radio at age 10. As an adult, Garner recorded the live album, Concert by the Sea, on one melodic night in a church in Carmel, California.

Gene "Jug" Ammons played bebop and R&B with equal skill. As the founder of the "Chicago School" of tenor sax, he performed with the Woody Herman and Billy Eckstine orchestras. He and his saxophonist friend, Sonny Stitt, often seemed to be in competition when they played together, as they do in this album.

Art Pepper was a self-taught jazz legend. He played with Miles Davis and was hailed as one of the greatest alto players to follow in the footsteps of Charlie Parker. He also spent ten years in prison on narcotics charges. Now his widow is turning his life story into a series of short films she's posting on YouTube.

The tenor sax is a powerful instrument. This is especially apparent in music created by mighty jazz masters whose skills shaped sounds still reflected in present-day compositions. Hear five great pairings, battles and studio jam sessions.

In a newly unearthed studio recording, a short-lived version of Bill Evans' trio, with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette, shows just how fervent their musical conversations could be.

Newark Symphony Hall President and CEO Talia Young and DJ Prince Hakim talk about their participation in WBGO's 45th Birthday Celebration

Fred Pustay remembers the life and legacy of his longtime colleague, the record producer and archivist Michael Cuscuna who died on April 20, 2024.