shoving him off his piano bench. Those experiences and the story of the final episode of “The Nat ‘King’ Cole Show” in December 1957 is now the focus of “Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole ...

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Helen Humes’ knockout phrasing—rootsy, raw, and criminally underrated. 1961 Album reissue now available on 180-gram vinyl.

Recorded live at a New York club, this big-band album features vivid performances of Evans’s brilliant, bluesy charts.

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Andy Bey died on April 26 at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, N.J. He was 85. His nephew, Darius de Haas, said he died of natural causes ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Dr. Eddie Henderson and George Cables about the Miles Davis Celebration Festival at SMOKE Jazz Club ...

BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Joaquina Kalukango and ...