This is FRESH AIR. In the spring of 1960, John Coltrane played his last engagements as a sideman with Miles Davis on a European tour. Recordings from these concerts have been bootlegged for years. Now ...

1926 was a booming year for jazz. Louis Armstrong was busy revolutionizing improvisation with his Hot Five band. Jelly Roll Morton was laying down essential tracks with his Red Hot Peppers. And, in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When trumpeter Terence Blanchard and saxophonist Ravi Coltrane step onto the Hill Auditorium stage on Feb. 15, 2026, Ann Arbor ...

Urban legend has it that in 1957 Miles Davis charged up to a frightened woman at the Washateria Laundromat on the corner of Lexington Avenue and 25th Street. He bellowed, "How long does this ...

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Ahead of his January 27 Santa Barbara appearance, composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard joins Air Time to talk about the Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial, a concert honoring two towering ...

How fitting that jazz titans Miles Davis and John Coltrane were both born in 1926. As the centennial of their births is celebrated across the country, tributes have taken many forms. Trumpeter Terence ...

In “3 Shades of Blue,” journalist James Kaplan — author, among other books, of “Frank: The Voice,” and “Sinatra: The Chairman” — takes a deep dive into these developments. His book is structured ...

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. Describes the collaboration between Miles David and John Coltrane, focusing on their influences upon each other and the impact their music has made ...

Miles Davis & John Coltrane “The Final Tour — The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6” (Columbia/Legacy) The first entry in Columbia’s massive Miles Davis box set series in 2000 collected the complete studio ...

SAN ANTONIO — Two jazz giants. One legendary stage. And a string quartet known for rewriting the rules of classical music. The Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet will perform Friday, March 6 at 8 ...