What if a tree fell in the woods, and no-one heard? More to the point, what if, for one weekend, four Guys With Ties wrote the book about how play jazz that balances drive with subtlety, ...

The on-going celebration of New England Conservatory's 150th anniversary brought well deserved attention to the Jazz Studies and Contemporary Improvisation departments for the 2017-2018 performance ...

Brian Landrus did some boxing in his home state of Nevada before his emergence as a versatile baritone saxophonist. When he came to Boston to study at New England Conservatory, Bob Brookmeyer taught ...

A half-century or so ago, Bob Brookmeyer was one of the pillars of the West Coast cool school, making his biggest mark playing with and arranging for Gerry Mulligan's groups. Nowadays, the 74-year-old ...

A star on valve trombone ever since his glory days with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Brookmeyer also plays piano on the side–and it’s more than just a hobby. On Holiday, his first all-piano album since ...