Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones. The ...
Quincy Jones' gilded discography spanned jazz, pop and rock — and collaborations with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and countless others. Start with these gems.
Johnny Mathis, Nancy Wilson and Peggy Lee had already recorded Bart Howard’s romantic entreaty by the time Jones arranged a ...
We have all been touched by the music of Quincy Jones. The late, great American producer’s invention and imagination weaves through the sound of our times, from the 20th century to the 21st, an ...
A look at shows at the Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield, the Schauer Arts Center in Hartford and the South Milwaukee ...
Robert Witmeyer has been a lifelong fan of Django Reinhardt, the Belgian-born guitarist and composer who is celebrated for ...
It was back in 1924 when The Whitby first opened its doors to struggling chorus girls, traveling jazz musicians, theater ...
The Brazosport College Department of Music will present a free jazz concert featuring the BC Jazz Band and Jazz Singers at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Clarion ...
I learned so much from her singing — the style of her swing feel and her singing resonates [with] me ... In her early teens, she became interested in jazz. She switched from ... Robin McKelle knows ...
the Brazilian's first studio album since Flora's Song (Narada, 2005). Released to coincide with her 80th birthday, If You Will is a somewhat nostalgic celebration that polishes a few old gems from a ...
He was a jazz pianist originally, and it reflects in his writing. His songs have definitely become ... It’s usually done in a kind of medium tempo swing feel, which is great, but we said ...
A founding member of legendary vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, Siegel took the lead on many of their biggest hits.