With the end of World War II, in 1945, there was great rejoicing and celebrating a triumph over evil, as the United States ushered in a new era. But with segregation still the norm, in the shadows of ...

With his book about the emergence of bebop, writer Kenny Mathieson has performed a necessary service for the casual jazz fan, along with enough solid information to please the fastidious and musically ...

The portraits of famous jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, trumpeter Miles Davis and singer Billie Holiday were once cracked and faded to a mere outline, but are now fully restored and seem to ...