That, in essence, is what a jazz band does. They all know the tune beforehand, and the responsibilities of their chosen instruments. The piano, guitar, bass and drums, while all able to fill the ...

Having immersed himself as a teen in jazz's bandleader era, Quincy Jones credited one instrument with ending its rigid dominance in the music world.

Famed London jazz club Ronnie Scott's is appealing for unused or unwanted musical instruments. The Soho club will hold an instrument amnesty on Saturday, with all donated items being given to ...

A lynchpin in the development of jazz, Davis loved experimentation. His early bands included unusual instruments and later work paved the way for jazz fusion in the late 1960s and early 1970s.