Toshiko Akiyoshi

Jake Hanna dies at 78; versatile jazz drummer was in Merv Griffin's TV show band

2010-02-16 00:00:00

Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television show, has died. He was 78. Hanna died Friday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center of...

Festival will celebrate Japanese and Japanese American arts -- with Butoh, jazz and anime

2010-05-19 16:32:51

PASSINGS

2009-06-18 00:00:00

John F. Mitchell Motorola cellphone pioneer John F. Mitchell, 81, who helped engineer the technology that paved the way for the world's first cellular phone during a 45-year career at Motorola, where he was president from 1980 to 1995, died of cancer...

Jazz students â€” and fans â€” can check out the Maryland Summer Jazz Fest

2010-05-11 16:34:44

Pop, jazz and hip-hop artists to play Ravinia

2005-03-24 09:43:58

Jazz legends Chick Corea and McCoy Tyner, cabaret divas Barbara Cook and Sylvia McNair and hip-hop performer Wyclef Jean will headline the Ravinia Festival's pop and jazz season, the Highland Park-based organization has announced. Jean's appearance, on...

Bebop-palooza

2004-08-31 16:40:07

The city's impressive collection of jazz clubs might feature a similar array of talent over the course of any given weekend. But it's still awfully hard to argue with the facts of the 26th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival: three days of free music in the...

Toshiko Akiyoshi

2006-10-09 05:58:17