Not the least of this album's attractions is the title. To those few listeners familiar with the tune, "All Too Soon" might summon up one of Duke Ellington's more obscure compositions, were it ...

For those unfamiliar with the sound of clarinetist Jimmie Noone, here he is with his 1928 Apex Club Orchestra--Doc Poston, alto sax; Earl Hines, piano; Bud Scott, banjo; Johnny Wells, drums--playing ...

Earlier this year, the clarinetist and composer Ben Goldberg released two remarkable albums with two almost entirely different bands. Goldberg has left a mark in many modern improvising contexts, ...

Tony Scott, a jazz musician who helped expand the musical limits of the clarinet and who was an early proponent of what is now called world music, died Wednesday at his home in Rome, where he had ...

‘Pennsylvania Avenue Hustle,’ off Todd Marcus’ upcoming album, “On These Streets,” an album powered by living and working in Sandtown-Winchester, is a manic tune that opens with foreboding cymbals and ...

Buddy DeFranco, onetime bandleader of the Glenn Miller Orchestra who played clarinet with Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and many others, died Wednesday in Panama City, Fla. He was 91. One of the few ...

What: Jazz Series When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 Where: 24 Ransom Ave. NE Tickets: $38 and $43; $10 for students More info: 616-459-2224 or scmconline.org GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The clarinet, as ...

Pete Fountain, the iconic traditional jazz clarinetist whose sweet sound and merry spirit personified New Orleans for millions of fans, died early Saturday after a decade of declining health. He was ...