Sheila Jordan, who has died aged 96, was an acclaimed jazz singer and much-loved teacher who cut her teeth in the Bebop scene ...

The ironic thing about bebop is that when this style of jazz was introduced and presented to the general public in the mid-1940s, it was widely regarded by the music industry as the most esoteric ...

A celebrated saxophonist and composer, he was one of three brothers who became renowned jazz musicians.

Bill DeArango, an innovative jazz guitarist of the 1940s, died Dec. 26 at a nursing home in East Cleveland, Ohio.

Leo Parker may not be a name that instantly springs to mind in the world of late 1940s bebop. There was one point, in 1948, however, when serious people, like Barry Ulanov, regarded Parker as the best ...

He's been at the forefront of contemporary jazz for over 40 years. He played with a number of bop groups in New York during the 1940s with quintets led by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Later ...

The Chicago in Tune jazz showcase in Millennium Park reaches from 1940s bebop to present-day avant-garde experiments and pop hybrids.

A jazz legend with a long, storied career and a global fan base, Detroit-born singer Sheila Jordan died on Monday in her home in New York City at the age of 96.