Seventy years ago, Charlie Parker and four other be-bop legends created what many call the greatest jazz concert ever— with Parker playing a plastic saxophone. A reissue of the recording is out.

“If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn": Witness Charlie Parker’s “Yardbird” live with Indianapolis Opera Rita Kohn Feb 21, 2024 0 12 min to read ...

K ANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It’s a day of celebration and remembrance for Jazz legend Charlie Parker, as he would have turned ...

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures ...

Among the last beboppers, one of the first singers on Blue Note and a pioneer of voice and bass, Sheila Jordan left an ...