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Lionel Hampton is one of the most extraordinary musicians of the 20th century and his artistic achievements symbolize the impact that jazz music has had on our culture in the 21st century. He was born April 20, 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father, Charles Hampton, a promising pianist and singer, was reported missing and later declared killed in World War I. Lionel and his mother, Gertrude, first moved to Birmingham, Alabama, to be with her family, then settled in Chicago. He attended the Holy Rosary Academy, near Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a Dominican sister give him his first drum lessons. Later, while attending St

Album

The Sound Of America

By Norman Granz

Label: Verve
Released: 2026
Track listing: CD1: Blues; Picasso; Tenderly; Like Someone in Love; New Basie Blues; Castle Rock; Con Poco Coco ; Louise; Taking a Chance on Love; Easy Living; Flamingo; You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart); I’ll Never Be the Same ; Dale’s Wail ; That Old Black Magic

CD2: Laura; Session #1 — Ballad Medley: All the Things You Are/Dearly Beloved/The Nearness of You/I’ll Get By/Everything Happens to Me/The Man I Love/What’s New?/Someone to Watch Over Me/Isn’t It Romantic; Thou Swell; Cocktails for Two; Why Was I Born?; On the Street Where You Live; Lullaby of the Leaves; Blue Room I Thought About You ; Chelsea Bridge — rehearsal; No Strings.

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Vocalist Greg Farnese

by AAJ Staff
October 8, 2026

Greg Farnese is a modern-day throwback vocalist, a crooner, if you will. He reignites the treasured and timeless classics from the Great American Songbook and blends them with his unique interpretations of his modern-day favorites. A South Jersey native, Greg began his career in acting and moved to Hollywood, California, where he worked in theater, television ...

Article: Late Night Thoughts on Jazz

Texas Tenors and the Big Beat

by Marshall Bowden
July 30, 2002

This article first appeared on All About Jazz in July 2002. Texas is a miniature of the cultural and musical melting pot that is American music. Texas shares a border with Louisiana, inheriting some of that state's French and Caribbean roots, and when it comes to the blues, Texas has its own style. Texas ...

Article: Live Review

Tony Miceli and Chuck Redd At Chris’ Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
August 12, 2026

Chuck Redd and Tony MiceliSteve Weiss Mallet FestivalChris' Jazz Cafe August 1. 2026 For several years, vibraphonist Tony Miceli has arranged with vibraphone makers and music schools and venues in the area to hold a yearly Vibraphone Festival, with performances, workshops, and interviews designed to improve performance, networking, and exposure of ...

Article: Live Review

Moldejazz 2026

by Daniel Mège
August 4, 2026

Located at 62°7 North, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) is the ideal place for a festival in week 29, in early summer. A floral scent drifts through The Town of Roses, a ribbon less than a kilometer wide wedged into a peninsula between fjord and mountains. Even once it has set, the sun is never far ...

Article: Live Review

Fuchsthone Orchestra featuring Evi Filippou & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra featuring Jazzmeia Horn at Jazzfest Bonn 2026

by Artur Moral
June 1, 2026

Fuchsthone Orchestra featuring Evi FilippouUMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra featuring Jazzmeia HornTelekom Forum Bonn, GermanyMay 9, 2026 Its host city may lack the jazz pedigree of others, but the truth is that, barely fifteen years old, Jazzfest Bonn has carved out a place among its most prestigious German counterparts--those of Moers, ...

Article: Interview

Steve Wilson: Creating Sonance

by Andrew Schinder
March 26, 2026

Steve Wilson is a mainstay of the New York jazz scene. Born and raised in Hampton, Virginia, the alto saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist stood as one of the Virginia region's most acclaimed and sought-after touring and gigging musicians until his move to New York in 1987. Once settled in New York, Wilson worked. And worked. And then worked some ...

Article: The Big Question

Which African Jazz Artist Most Merits A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award?

by Ian Patterson
February 13, 2026

Better late, they say, than never. Twenty-nine years after his passing, Afrobeat legend and fearless political activist Fela Kuti received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He joins an illustrious pantheon of jazz artists similarly recognized in the afterlife. A partial list includes Louis Armstrong (1972), Charlie Parker (1984), Billie Holiday (1987), Charles Mingus (1997), ...

Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Vocalist Kate Kortum

by Sanford Josephson
January 1, 2026

Growing up in Houston, Texas, Kate Kortum shared a computer with her five siblings. “Somehow, the Ella Fitzgerald recording of 'How High the Moon' from her Live in Berlin album ended up on the computer," she recalled. “I had no idea you could sing like that. I heard that and became obsessed." Despite her ...