Sammy Cahn was born to write for Frank Sinatra…
Composers
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On the 90th anniversary of his birth, we remember Latin jazz legend Tito Puente, “El Rey de los Timbales.”
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Even if you haven’t heard of him, you’re likely to recognize his bulging cheeks and bent trumpet…
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Oscar Peterson died just before Christmas 2008. We remember him and the musical way he celebrated the holiday season.
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Henry Mancini wrote some of the coolest film and TV scores of all time. His jazzy themes and strings-heavy ballads defined movie music in the 1960s.
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Alice Coltrane was a multi-talented jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. And if the last name sounds familiar, it’s no coincidence.
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Bernard Herrmann remains one of cinema’s most celebrated composers. On his 100th birthday, we take a look at his life and some of his greatest film scores.
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Juan Garcia Esquivel, who would have celebrated his 93rd birthday today, took lounge music to its space-age extreme. We look back on his life and the unique sounds he created…
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Aaron Copland, known as the Dean of American Composers, died 20 years ago on this day. In his honor, we present 20 facts about his life and work.
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Remembering musician Miles Davis with a look at the celebrated sidemen who’ve joined him in that great jazz combo in the sky.
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