In July 1956, the great jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington’s ensemble leveled the Newport Jazz Festival, swinging like titans an...

Every few years, some academic or filmmaker suddenly gets really passionate about putting out the “definitive” piece of Frank Zappa media...

“Electricity is not good for music. Electricity is to be used for electrocution”. The grossly prescriptive sentences above were delivered...

Every single one of you is going to die. Every. single. one. Some in accidents, some in violence, but the vast majority will succumb to...

Max Roach, one of the greatest drummers of all time was well known for his taste and chops. But he was also known for pushing social mess...

As artists we change the world through creative invention, giving birth to ideas which will continue to influence long after we’re gone. ...