

Expansions is an album by pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded in 1974 and released by the Flying Dutchman label the following year. Continue reading


Expansions is an album by pianist Lonnie Liston Smith, featuring performances recorded in 1974 and released by the Flying Dutchman label the following year. Continue reading


Olivia Lauryn Dean is a English Neo Soul artist.She has released one studio album: Messy and five EPs. In 2023, Dean was selected as BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year. Continue reading

The Qwest TV original production at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2018 presents a star-studded cast of both bright young prospects and established luminaries who came together to pay tribute to the one and only Quincy Jones for his eighty-fifth birthday. Continue reading

Jill Scott delivered an unforgettable performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 11, 2008. Held at the Ahoy Hall in Rotterdam, Netherlands, her set was part of the festival’s rich lineup that year. Continue reading

George Duke and Chaka Khan perform live at the 2009 North Sea Jazz Festival on Saturday July 11, 2009 at Ahoy Hall in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Continue reading
Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert of Music featured guest artist, famed tap dancer Bunny Briggs. Briggs known as Duke’s Dancer had a smooth effortless style perfect for Ellington’s Come Sunday. Continue reading


The American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra played at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 13th 1986 in the Garden Pavillion of the Congresgebouw, The Hague The Netherlands. Continue reading


Thelonious Monk performing Blue Monk with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Larry Gales on bass and Ben Riley on drums live at the University Aula in Oslo, Norway, 1966. Continue reading


William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. is a jazz artist, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with Miles Davis , Herbie Hancock, Luther Vandross and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn among others. Continue reading


On April 13th, 1964, Charles Mingus took the stage in Stockholm, Sweden with his Sextet. This incredible footage (which has been colorized) is from the rehearsal before the concert. Continue reading