MOPDTK is one of my favorite groups, they are filled with enthusiasm for the music of the past and the future, as can be seen by the good natured re-staging of the album photograph for the classic Roy Haynes LP Out of the Afternoon .

After seeing bandleaders/drummers Roy Haynes and Dafnis Prieto live, listening to bandleader/trumpeter Roy Hargrove's new big-band CD, Emergence , and reading Amiri Baraka's new book, Digging , during the last few weeks, it's hard to believe the notion that jazz is dead.

Last weekend author Ted Gioia of the Cool," "The History of Jazz") was in town for a reading at Magers & Quinn, after which he joined us at the Artists' Quarter for drummer Roy Haynes' late set.

Savion Glover , the tap dancer, has been performing this week at the Blue Note with four major figures in jazz.

Johnson City, NY- "The Pete VanNostrand Quartet" is comprised of 4 worldly Jazz musicians, Pete VanNostrand , Michael Karn, Jeb Patton and David Wong.

Each week, as I attempt the thorny task of choosing upcoming jazz events to write about, I'm mindful of how much live music happens in the Twin Cities.

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Watching and hearing Dave Brubeck at the Dakota last week, I wondered if jazz is an elixir.

John "Squirrel" Mosley, a local jazz musican, plays the trumpet at the Union Baptist Church in Swissvale.

Dan Dorff is a drummer, percussionist and keyboardist who specializes in styles ranging from jazz, blues, gospel and folk to rock, pop, afro-cuban, brazilian and other dance genres.

Pianist Vijay Iyer navigates the stream of history on his new trio recording, Historicity .

Born in 1941, Chick Corea worked with various well-known jazz musicians before replacing Herbie Hancock as pianist in Miles Davis's quintet in August 1968.

It was long ago, the end of summer in 1949. She was 13. But for Joan Landzberg, the memories will never go away.

Yes, we all applaud the attack of this drum wonder, but more thrilling is his of finesse and flamboyance displayed on a regular basis, such as last week at Newport .

Jazz, much like photography, conjures a specific mood based on the particular song, or photograph, that you are experiencing.

The bassist of choice through the years for Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter and many other jazz giants, John Patitucci is noted for his daunting technique on both acoustic and electric basses.

Roy Haynes received the award given by the Director of the Heineken Jazzaldia, Miguel Martin, for his outstanding career.