It’s the birthday today of December Featured Artist, soul jazz organ great Jimmy Smith. In honor of the occasion, we devote ...

Tonight on the Night Train, we mark birthdays of Latin Jazz giant Eddie Palmieri, pianist and composer Barry Harris, and hard ...

Some books give Smith's birthdate as Dec. 8, 1925, but more recent sources cite 1928 as his birth year. Regardless, the late musician always delivered the goods, even as the beats behind him changed.

Celebrate the December birthday of the late, great jazz organist Jimmy Smith by listening to his recordings with the Avenue ...

Evans handles lead vocals and guitar work. Cohorts The Boss Tweed are Hammond organist Matthew Vasquez and drummer Spud ...

Listen to James Zito's nonet arrangement of Jimmy Smith's blazing rhythm changes titled "Ready 'N Able". This is a burning track from his debut release Zito's Jump that features five original ...

Phil Upchurch, a renowned guitarist and composer who worked alongside music legends such as Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, and Michael Jackson, died on Nov.

Phil Upchurch, a guitarist who played with Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, died on Nov. 23 at 84 years old.

Phil Upchurch, legendary guitarist and composer who played for Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, has passed away at age 84.

The majestic multi-instrumentalist changed the course of soul music and did it with Blackness as the focal point of his ...

We remember guitarist, songwriter, and producer Steve Cropper, who helped create the Memphis soul sound of the ‘60s and ‘70s. He died this week at age 84. Stax Records produced soul hits by Booker T.