Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, John was first a drummer, then a piano player, and didn't add the vibraphone until his late teens when he was inspired by Lionel Hampton recordings. Since ...

Lehigh Valley jazz musicians Patrick Kerssen and John Valinote were driving across Pennsylvania the long way when the idea struck them. “We had played a gig in Ohio and were on the way home,” Kerssen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jazz musician playing on the streets of New Orleans New Orleans’ streets echo with the sounds of brass bands, and iconic venues ...

On the evening of Friday, Feb. 13, the University of Connecticut Department of Music put on a fabulous jazz recital called “Strollin’ & Scattin.’” ...

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, an NEA Jazz Master who influenced generations of musicians as an improviser and composer, died Monday at the age of 75 after a protracted struggle with emphysema. A ...

Critically acclaimed vibraphonist Joel Ross brings a sound DownBeat hails as “lush, high-powered and full of luminous energy.” A Blue Note Artist, Ross has changed the conversation around vibes, ...

Bobby Hutcherson, a vibraphonist whose improvising and composition helped to define modernity for jazz as a whole, has died. He had long struggled with emphysema. He was 75. As a mallet percussionist, ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist and musician behind 1976’s album “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died. He was 84. The musical artist’s family shared the news on Ayers’ Facebook on March 5, ...

Between trips to his stuffed Toyota Prius to unload gear, Nick Petumenos swiftly straightens a row of chairs as the sound of legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard pours out of a wireless speaker. On ...