The "Horn Doctor," talked to photojournalist Steve Silvestri about what sparked his passion and the importance of passing his ...

She cut her teeth as a trombonist in the big bands of Gerald Wilson and Dizzy Gillespie and scored classic records for Marvin Gaye and others.... Melba Liston: Bones Of An Arranger One of the few ...

Christmas Eve; What's My Line Theme; You Don't Say; Dark Before Dawn; Pow; Blues Melba; Trolley Song; Wonder Why; Insomnia; Very Syrian Business; Never Do An Abadanian; Zagred This. Melba Liston, ...

Saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield’s new CD Melba!, which Origin Records will release on April 16, has been a long time coming. Bradfield’s suite for jazz septet, a tribute to the great yet ...

2 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 3 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities The NEC Jazz Orchestra will present African Cookbook: Music of Randy Weston and Melba ...

In the early 1990s, the late trombonist-arranger Melba Liston lived with her three aunts in a stately, old home in Los Angeles’ West Adams neighborhood. Though she had recently suffered a stroke, she ...

It was a great weekend for jazz composition, as two noteworthy Chicago musicians showed their skills with a pen, as well as a horn. Saxophonist Geof Bradfield already had caught listeners’ attention ...

1 Photos & Video: Will Blum, John Treacy Egan and More in 1776 2 Video: Liz Leclerc, Will Blum & John Treacy Egan Perform 'He Plays the Violin' from 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouse 3 Review: 1776 at ...

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One of the few women to succeed as both a jazz instrumentalist and an arranger, Melba Liston was a true jazz pioneer. In the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, she played trombone in the big bands of Gerald ...