Reporting from San Diego — Mundell Lowe, the guitar master whose many musical partners included Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman and the Everly Brothers, died Saturday at ...

To approach the aesthetic history of jazz would unequivocally lead to Charlie "Bird Parker. With the majority of musicians, we speak of their contributions to the musical lexicon in terms of what they ...

MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: Once again, it's time to prostrate ourselves at the altar of bebop. Hi, I'm Murray Horwitz with our latest entry in the NPR Basic Jazz Record Library, Yardbird ...

Charlie Parker, the incandescent avatar of modern jazz, didn't live to see 35. His centennial is upon us, and with it comes a chance to celebrate his legacy — as a quicksilver alto saxophonist, a ...