The superbly alert and flexible drummer formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years. He was 82.

The Arena League's Hot Springs Wiseguys arrived in town over the week as a coaching legend reflected on his time at Lake ...

In 1986, John was voted by his peers in the studios as the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences MVP (Most Valuable Player) on acoustic bass. As a performer, he has played throughout the ...

The Observer went to Dillard’s on a recent weekend in search of a new pair of jeans and found himself taking a casual stroll through McCain Mall, only to be confronted by the childhood memory of ...

Before turning to the acoustic bass at age 14, he studied piano (with Howard Kasschau ... Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer, and Chick Corea. In 1964 he joined The Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall, ...

Alongside Frank Zappa, Scott Thunes became a vital part of the genius innovator’s greatest work but has always kept the value ...

Explore the catalog of “The First Lady of Song” with tracks chosen by Valerie June, Yaya Bey, Imani Perry and 13 more writers ...

The Beatles took Lovely Rita into Studio Two of Abbey Road on February 23rd, 1967 – McCartney’s faithful Höfner came along ...

Fender has ticked a lot of the necessary boxes with the Player II Modified Active Precision Bass. Fit and finish are both spot-on, but its crowning glory is the versatility of sounds on offer, coupled ...

Walter “Shep” Cooke, the bass player for one of Tucson’s most promising 1960s bands and a member of Linda Ronstadt’s Stone Poneys band that launched her national career, died early Monday ...