Byrd Song is a peculiar album, even from a man whose career was always hard to pigeonhole. Although not as well-known or perhaps as highly regarded as Wes Mongomery or Kenny Burrell, Byrd was an ...

Charlie Byrd never really got his due as a jazz guitarist; most people see him as a pioneer in bossa nova and little else. Of course it doesn't help that many of his records were quiet affairs, ...

ROCK HALL -- The Nate Najar Trio will celebrate the release of its new CD, "Blues for Night People: The Nate Najar Trio Remembers Charlie Byrd," with a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Mainstay.

Candlelight flickered against the low ceiling of Washington’s Showboat Lounge one night last week as a mild-mannered Virginian named Charlie Byrd started strumming the strings of his guitar. With bass ...