Graham Collier
Composer/bass player Graham Collier (1937-2011) was a trailblazer for nearly 50 years. He was the first British graduate of the...
Year: 2020
Ken Colyer
Ken Colyer (1928-1988) remains a pivotal figure in the development of Traditional Jazz in the UK. When his older brother,...
Jazz in Thailand
Thailand's relationship with jazz is unique among the nations of the world, for the country's most famous jazz musician was...
Joe Zawinul
Austrian Joe Zawinul (1932-2007) was perhaps the most influential figure in establishing synthesizers and electric piano in jazz during the...
Marilyn Mazur
Percussionist Marilyn Mazur (born 1955) was born in New York City to a Polish mother and African American father. The...
Oscar Peterson
We are fortunate that Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) left behind one of the most substantial recorded legacies of any jazz musician....
Peter King
Peter King (born 1940) was still just 18 years old when he played one of his most historic gigs, after...
Jazz in Belarus
During the 20th Century, Belarus was successively ruled by Imperial Russia, German occupying powers and the Soviet Union. The country...
Jan Garbarek
Czesław Garbarek was a Polish soldier during World War II, captured by the Germans and held in a labour camp...
Jazz in Colombia
Today Colombia hosts a number of jazz festivals. Jazz al Parque is a free festival, hosted in Bogotá's Simón Bolívar...
