For 1984 s JazzFest in Berlin, reed giant and band leader extraordinaire Peter Brötzmann assembled a motherfucker of a band. The eleven-piece ensemble included Toshinori Kondo, Louis Sclavis, William ...
In 1940, three of the most famous musicians in America were Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Woody Herman, all leaders of jazz big bands that had crossed over to the pop charts. What did the three have ...