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 ...

In the mid-1950s, he joined forces with Horace Silver to form the Jazz Messengers, a band he passionately led for 35 years. Blakey inspired and mentored future jazz greats like Wayne Shorter, Lee ...

As a co-founder of the Jazz Messengers alongside the legendary Art Blakey, Silver played a pivotal role in shaping the hard bop era throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He’s inspired countless pianists and ...

The performance includes reinterpretations of iconic recordings by Miles Davis, the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet, Horace Silver, and Art Blakey, alongside newly ...

In 1947, Blakey put together a group of musicians called “the Messengers” and recorded an octet called “the Jazz Messengers”. In the early 1950’s he performed with such musicians as Charlie Parker, ...

As a co-founder with Art Blakey of the Jazz Messengers, Silver established a number of jazz standards. Asked about the ongoing influence of Silver on contemporary music, Bridgewater said, “The fact ...

In addition to the fair Wednesday through Sunday, the Italian Festival and Wine Tasting takes place Saturday and Sunday at ...

Bassist Stanley Clarke cut his teeth with some of the legends of jazz music—Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Horace Silver and others.

Horace Silver - Song for My Father I grew up listening to The Temptations, Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips… I didn't hear this jazz music. I couldn't understand why he was so excited, you know, so ...