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“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to almost�

Hank Mobley was a self-taught hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophone player whose sound was situated between that of John Coltrane and Stan Getz. As a�

Jazz singer, actress, dancer and activist Lena Horne began performing at the Cotton Club in her teens before moving to Hollywood where she worked as an�

Milt Hinton, known as “The Judge�, was the most recorded jazz musician in history. Over his extensive career he played on more than 1,100 sessions as a�

Horace Silver’s powerful and transcendent music pushed him beyond the label of jazz pianist. The composing and instrumentation of his quintet created a�

Singer, dancer, and bandleader Cab Calloway is often referred to as the “hi-di-hi-di-ho� man. His nonsensical sounds and improvised melodies made him one�

Ella Fitzgerald found solace in music and song. Discovered at age 17 in a talent competition, she went on to become the world's top female jazz singer for�

With his revolutionary harmonics and driving tempos, Dizzy Gillespie was an architect of modern sound. His virtuosity and creativity helped to define a�

Jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown is known for his precise and captivatingly smooth technique. He recorded most notably with drummer Max Roach and saxophonist�

Billie Holiday once said, “No two people on earth are alike, and it’s got to be that way in music or it isn’t music.� As we look back on her life and�