Elvin Jones, 76, the drummer who lit the rhythmic fire under the transcendental jazz of saxophonist John Coltrane, died May 18 at a hospital in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He had a heart ailment. In his ...

Elvin Jones, 76, the drummer who lit the rhythmic fire under the transcendental jazz of saxophonist John Coltrane, died May 18 at a hospital in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He had a heart ailment. In his ...

Drummer Elvin Jones was connective tissue between old and new Coltrane. On acclaimed earlier albums like My Favorite Things, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane and A Love Supreme, his drumming sounded ...

Jones was considered one of the most influential drummers in jazz history. He died Tuesday at the age of 76. He was best known for his work with John Coltrane. He also toured with bassist Charles ...

Back in 1991, when saxophonist Ravi Coltrane first moved to New York City to play with renowned jazz drummer Elvin Jones, he didn’t harbor any lofty aspirations of becoming an overnight sensation. In ...

DeCarava photographed the greats of New York’s jazz scene throughout a career that spanned over half a century. He often used light and shadow to create order and set a mood in these portraits. The ...

Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub captures a transitional moment in Elvin Jones' career. Jones took up residency at Pookie's Pub — a small venue in Lower Manhattan about a block up from the Holland Tunnel ...

A previously unreleased live recording from 1967 finds the iconic jazz drummer experimenting outside the spotlight in a small New York club,... On July 17, 1967, John Coltrane, the trailblazing ...