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Jazz Legend

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Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer, dies at 83

  • Oct 27, 2025

Fans pay respects to Latin music legend Eddie Palmieri

  • Aug 12, 2025
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Jazz legend Cleo Laine dies at 97

  • Jul 25, 2025

Roy Ayers, known for hit 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine,' dies at 84

  • Mar 7, 2025

New owners determined to keep legendary jazz club's legacy alive

  • Feb 6, 2025

Corner renamed Max Roach Way in honor of iconic jazz drummer

  • Jun 19, 2024

Jazz legend Joe Wilder honored with Congressional Gold Medal

  • Jul 17, 2023

The Louis Armstrong Center opens in Queens

  • Jul 6, 2023

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Corner renamed Max Roach Way in honor of iconic jazz drummer

  • Jun 19, 2024
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Joe Wilder, Montford Point Marine & jazz legend, honored posthumously with Congressional Gold Medal

  • Jul 17, 2023
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Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89

  • Mar 2, 2023
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'Oscar Peterson: Black + White' highlights legendary jazz pianist

  • Feb 24, 2022
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Music great Louis Armstrong's mark in Corona, Queens neighborhood continues to grow

  • Feb 21, 2022
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Paul Robeson's childhood home in Princeton, NJ to be restored

  • Nov 11, 2021
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Jazz ensemble hits high note with master class from musical legend

  • Nov 10, 2021
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Charlie Parker centennial: NYC honors legendary musician

  • Feb 27, 2020

Latest Stories

Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis, known for hit 'The In Crowd,' dies at 87

Jazz pianist and three-time Grammy winner Ramsey Lewis died peacefully in his Chicago home Monday, according to a spokesperson. He was 87.

  • Sep 12, 2022

Hulu's 'Oscar Peterson: Black + White' highlights work of legendary jazz pianist

The jazz giant was born and raised in Montreal, Canada, but came to write an anthem of the struggle of Civil Rights in the United States.

  • Feb 24, 2022

Disney's 'The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure' coming to Harlem

Disney's "The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure," which debuted at the American Adventure inside EPCOT at Walt Disney World, is coming to Harlem.

  • Feb 9, 2022

Famed singer, political activist Paul Robeson's childhood home in New Jersey to be restored

Robenson's childhood home is located in the Jackson-Witherspoon neighborhood, a historically Black community where residents are determined to preserve their own legacy.

  • Nov 12, 2021

Montclair State University jazz ensemble hits high note with master class from musical legend

Wynton Marsalis took time to connect with each musician and implored them to pour who they are into every note.

  • Nov 10, 2021