Letters

Father-and-son acts are rare in jazz but ought to guarantee a fair amount of familial understanding, especially when they've been going for 35 years. That's how long Norwegian pianist...

In Concert by Mo Foster & Friends, who include guitarist Ray Russell and saxophonist Chris Biscoe, is not only a musical triumph but a triumph for Foster’s persistence. “It...

The consummate and ubiquitous bassist George Mraz died on 16 September, reportedly in Prague. He was 77. His death, possibly from pancreatic cancer, was confirmed by his wife, pianist...

The former drummer with Bobby Troup, Anita O'Day and others has assembled into a book 52 articles illuminating Mulligan's work and life

"Melodically and harmonically their improvisations struck my ear as gobbledegook," wrote John Tynan in the November 23rd Down Beat. He was speaking of the recent musical experi­ments of John...

This 1959 movie by director Otto Preminger offered two innovations. It was the first time a jazz score had been used exclusively throughout a dramatic production and it was...