Jazz drummer, bandleader and mentor Art Blakey was born 100 years ago. ... That gathering place became his group, the Jazz Messengers, founded in 1954 with pianist Horace Silver.

Drummer and bandleader Art Blakey’s ensemble, the Jazz Messengers, ... Lion put pianist Horace Silver and Blakey together, which led to the creation of the Jazz Messengers.

Looking back on his time as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Javon Jackson can say, "It's still probably the most incredible period of my life." The celebrated tenor saxophonist joined ...

As the appointed leader, pianist Horace Silver revived the Messengers name in 1954 for recordings by the group with Blakey. In 1956, Art Blakey (d), Donald Byrd (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Horace Silver ...

Silver co-founded the Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey in 1954. Blakey had used the Jazz Messengers name for several recordings years earlier, and Silver and Blakey knew each other well by 1954. The ...

Horace Silver, a pianist, ... starting with his partnership with drummer Art Blakey that led to the seminal hard bop album "Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers" in 1955. ...

Pioneering jazz pianist Horace Silver died yesterday at his home in New Rochelle, NY. He was 85. After beginning as co-leader of Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, he struck out on his own and ...

In 1953, Mr. Silver and drummer Art Blakey teamed up to form the Jazz Messengers, one of the most influential groups in jazz. Mr. Silver’s earthy, blues-drenched compositions became a key part ...

Horace Silver, "Gregory Is Here" (Silver) from In Pursuit of the 27th Man Art Blakey Quintet, "Quicksilver" (Silver) from A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 Sponsor Message ...

Going to his house every other day listening to these jazz musicians, besides Horace and Art Blakey, also Chico Hamilton and Thelonious Monk. One day, he put on one of these records and all of a ...

Musician Horace Silver. Silver, a pianist, composer and band leader with a tireless inventiveness who influenced generations of jazzmen with his distinctive hard bop sound. (AP Photo/National ...