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Elvin Ray Jones was a jazz drummer. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the youngest child in a family of ten. His father worked for General Motors. Two of Jones' brothers were also jazz musicians: Hank (piano), and Thad (trumpet/flugelhorn). Elvin began playing professionally in the 1940s, working with the Army Special Services program, Operation Happiness, and in 1949 had a short-lived gig in Detroit's Grand River Street club. Eventually he went on to play with artists such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Wardell Gray. In 1955, after a failed audition for the Benny Goodman band, he found work in New York, joining Charles Mingus's band, and releasing a record called J is for Jazz. In 1960, he joined with the classic John Coltrane Quartet, which also included bassist Jimmy Garrison and pianist McCoy Tyner. Jones and Coltrane often played extended duet passages, both giving and taking energy through their instruments

Album

France 1965: The Complete Concerts

By John Coltrane

Label: Charly Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Acknowledgement [A Love Supreme Part 1]; Resolution [A Love Supreme Part 2]; Pursuance [A Love Supreme Part 3]; Psalm [A Love Supreme Part 4]; Announcements; Naima; Ascension (Quartet Version, AKA Blue Valse); My Favorite Things; Impressions; Blue Valse; Afro Blue; Impressions (2nd Version).

Article: Reanimating Conversations Past

John Scofield: Meant To Be

by John Ephland
October 5, 2026

When John Scofield and I met, in his Vancouver hotel room in June, 1990 on the occasion of the fifth annual du Maurier Ltd., International Jazz Festival, the conversation started with talk of his then-current band and his Blue Note debut, Time On My Hands (Blue Note Records, 1990). By this point, Sco had ...

Article: Jazz Fiction

Sketches Of Spain Or Somethin' Else

by Mike Raggett
September 29, 2026

The Morning After It's the 1970s, the days before satnav, cell phones and Google Maps. I'm an Englishman working in Spain. I'm a training supervisor for a major motor manufacturer, so I have to travel around a lot, visiting garages--I don't think we called them dealerships in those days--to talk to sales staff about dealing with ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Happy 100th Birthday John Coltrane! His Music, Performed by Him and by Sonny Fortune, Bobby Watson, Stanley Turrentine, and Others

by David W. Daniels
September 29, 2026

Honoring the music and legacy of John Coltrane the day after his 100th birthday. In addition to the artists named in the title interpreting his music, we've included music about Coltrane ("Lady Day and John Coltrane," Giacomo Gates) and music not written by him but associated strongly with him ("Afro Blue" and “Bemsha Swing").Playlist ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Andy Sheppard, Jonathan Karrant, Eva Cassidy, Wadada Leo Smith

by Cheryl K.
September 17, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianists/composers Senri Oe, Kelly Green, and Sullivan Fortner; saxophonists Andy Sheppard and Linda Sikhakhane; vocalists Jonathan Karrant, Eva Cassidy, and Brigitte Fontaine; guitarist Aaron Quinn's Sunchoke; and the duo David / David.Playlist Rare Silk “Storm" from American Eyes (Palo Alto) 5:33 Senri Oe “Pure Scars" ...

Article: Live Review

Detroit Jazz Festival 2026: A Gathering in a Great Jazz City

by Paul Rauch
September 15, 2026

Detroit Jazz Festival 2026 Hart Plaza Detroit, MI September 4-7, 2026 Thursday evening is when artists, media and event staffers begin to file into the Detroit Marriott, arriving from points around the globe. The common purpose is the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival, an annual tradition on Labor Day weekend. The ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Cassandra Wilson Tribute (RIP); New Music from Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Webb, and Others

by David W. Daniels
September 15, 2026

Additional music in the show includes new music from Sullivan Fortner, Stella Cole, and More. Recognizing this week's jazz musician birthdays with music from Sonny Rollins, Brian Lynch, Hiram Bullock, and others.Playlist Cassandra Wilson} Autumn Nocturne" from <em> Blue Skies </em> (JMT) 00:00 </li> <li> {{m: Steve Coleman “Soul Melange" from Sine Die (Pangaea) ...

Article: History of Jazz

John Coltrane in Detroit: A Brief History

by Paul Rauch
September 8, 2026

When the calendar turned to 2026, a spirit of celebration was sparked in the jazz community. It marked one hundred years from the birth dates of two jazz titans in John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Coltrane departed us in 1967 from cancer, a life of barely more than forty years that changed the course of jazz. ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Azar Lawrence: Spiritual Jazz With The Funk Left In

by Lawrence Peryer
August 29, 2026

This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on tenor saxophonist Azar Lawrence. Lawrence is a veteran of Elvin Jones' and McCoy Tyner's bands and a leader of his own group, The Azar Lawrence Experience, whose album, Turn the Music Up (Trazar Records, 2026), arrives September 25, 2026. We talk about his unique ...