In 1956, Horace Silver left the band to form his own group leaving the name, the Jazz Messengers, to Art Blakey. Art’s driving rhythms and his incessant two and four beat on the high hat cymbals were ...

Golson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 25, 1929. His first instrument was piano, and he was inspired by Brahms and Chopin.

"I’m thrilled to have four fantastic trumpeters—legends and rising stars—join my trio for an evening celebrating the richness and diversity of jazz trumpet greats: from Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis ...

When the conversation turns to the giants of the tenor saxophone, Hank Mobley’s name doesn’t always come up first — but it ...

Sandy Warren lived with jazz drummer Art Blakey in Northfield for about 20 years, helping raise his son Takashi Blakey and keeping a home for him as he traveled the ...

After decades with the FBI’s Art Crime Team, Ronnie Walker launched the Art Legacy Institute to protect artists before their work gets forged or stolen, rather than after.

After a valuable de Kooning was discovered behind a bedroom door, a true crime fan wondered: Is that all the thieves stole?

Wheels of Fire was Cream’s third album. Issued in the US in June 1968 and in the UK two months later, it was a double LP. One ...

Stay up to date with Horace Pippin (American, 1888 - 1947) . Discover works for sale, auction results, market data, news and exhibitions on MutualArt.

A new exhibition is opening at the Birmingham Museum of Art on June 21. "Silver and Ceremony from Southern Asia" highlights the transformative power of South Asian silver, exploring its journey ...

Stay up to date with John Horace Hooper (British, 1851 - 1906) . Discover works for sale, auction results, market data, news and exhibitions on MutualArt.

London's auctioneers thought they had seen the ultimate in auctions a year ago, when a Rubens brought $770,000. But there seems no end to the art-market boom, or limits to its surprises. Last ...