Jazz trombonist Chris Barber formed his first band in the late 1940s, but it is the band that he ...

Few musical genres inspire the passionate devotion of jazz. Its mystique goes far beyond the melo...

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "e;favorite group,"e; he won...

The first volume of Barker''s memoirs, A Life in Jazz, followed him from New Orleans into the big...

Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "e;Hi-de-ho"e; chor...

Paul McCartney and John Lennon described him as the Beatles' "e;favorite group,"e; he won...

Clad in white tie and tails, dancing and scatting his way through the "e;Hi-de-ho"e; chor...

Fats Waller (1904-1943) was an outsize man in all respects: five feet, eleven inches tall, he wei...

In this biography, Shipton examines the fascinating mix of ingredients that comprised the man and...

Jazz Makers gathers together short biographies of more than 50 of jazz's greatest stars, from its...

Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most important and best-loved musicians in jazz history. With his ...

In this collection, Shipton has drawn together conversations with some of the key jazz pianists. ...