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People are often surprised to learn Vanessa Collier describes herself as shy and introverted. Those labels don’t skew with the vibrant and charismatic blues, soul and funk singer and saxophone player ...

April is Jazz Appreciation Month, designated by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History as a time to celebrate the legacy of jazz. April was designated Jazz Appreciation Month in part ...

Over the years, Boston-based saxophonist Gordon Beadle has backed up some of the top rock, blues and R&B artists in the business — people such as Jay McShann, Jimmy Witherspoon, Luther “Guitar Junior” ...

When Chicago blues musician Eddie Shaw played his saxophone, the room seemed to quake. His immense, raspy, growling sound cut through the instrumentals surrounding him. His ornate solos packed vast ...

It should be a celebration for the senses at the 30th Erie Blues & Jazz Festival at Frontier Park from Friday through Sunday. An extensive variety of blues and jazz music acts, film screenings, dance ...

EDMONTON – Saxophone is most often seen as a jazz instrument, but a few great players like Eddie Shaw are around to remind us of its role in the history of blues music. Mississippi-born Shaw is one of ...