Legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb, was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy is the elder statesman of all of the incredible Miles Davis bands.
Inspired by Andy Kirk, Dick Wilson and Jimmy Lunceford, Jimmy began his professional career in 1935. By 1941, he was playing with Lee and Lester Young and the great Billie Holiday. Establishing ...
CAI's John Basile presents this look at the late President Jimmy Carter and his appreciation for America's music; jazz. Carter spoke eloquently about jazz and put his words into action in 1978 ...
The album is widely respected as an early example of the way that jazz was beginning to acknowledge the fledgling funk sound. A classic example of funky urban jazz was new on the US album chart on ...
In January 1974, Jimmy Carter — then the governor of Georgia ... In 1978, Carter hosted a star-packed jazz concert on the South Lawn of the White House, where he hopped onstage with Dizzy ...