With the esteemed jazz/funk/fusion band the Crusaders as a guide, one could trace the rise and fall of commercial jazz in all in many of its permutations. The core group that is the most recognized ...

Most people think that when the Jazz Crusaders dropped the "Jazz" from their name, they also dropped the jazz from their playing. When the band first decided to call themselves the Crusaders, it was ...

Legendary jazz/fusion pianist Joe Sample has died at the age of 75. According to a Facebook post by his wife and son, the native of Houston passed on Friday night, but a specific cause has not been ...

Wayne Henderson, trombonist and co-founding member of the popular jazz-funk band The Jazz Crusaders (later known as The Crusaders), died Friday, April 4, in Culver City, Calif. The cause of death was ...

You might not know the name Joe Sample off-hand, but you’ve more than likely heard his music before. The pianist hit the big time on the jazz circuit with The Jazz Crusaders (later, just The Crusaders ...

Black History Month is always a great time to recall some of Houston’s greatest musical innovators and leaders. Rocks Off will highlight some of them during the remainder of February. “Hey, let’s get ...

The reunion of three original Jazz Crusaders members is among the highlights planned for the 23rd annual Long Beach Jazz Festival; Rhino Records will issue "The Best of Gerald Levert," and more By ...

When Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (saxophone) and Wayne Henderson (trombone) moved from Houston, Texas, to Los Angeles to begin their collective recording career, they called their band The Jazz ...

SOUND OF THE GHETTO: Mac Mackenzie is one of several Cape Jazz musicians living in the notorious Cape Flats areaIain Harris / Coffeebeans Routes In most cities, finding the hottest jazz is a matter of ...

Wayne Henderson, trombonist and co-founding member of the popular jazz-funk band The Jazz Crusaders (later known as The Crusaders), died Friday, April 4, in Culver City, Calif. The cause of death was ...