Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of the important yet underappreciated trumpeter Kenny Dorham, a major figure in bridging the gap from bebop to hard bop to more modern sounds as well as incorporating Afro-Cuban and Brazilian sounds into straight-ahead jazz. His compositions are a crucial part of the jazz canon (if I had a…

Like much of the jazz community, I’m at a loss upon hearing of the sudden passing of Russell Malone. A beacon of joy on and off the bandstand, he was also one of the baddest guitarists of any generation, able to play with remarkable sensitivity and support yet equally able to rip it up on…