He worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. Roach also led his own groups, and made numerous musical statements relating to the civil rights movement of African-Americans. picked by Turtle 1 year ago

Jane Wyman, an Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda, star of the long-running TV series Falcon Crest and Ronald Reagan's first wife, died Monday morning. picked by punthe 1 year ago

With the world's biggest gong show going on tonight, take a moment to reflect on some of the more dubious choices the Academy has made in the past.

All of these films were nominated for Best Picture, and all lost out to other, generally lesser films picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

Music icon Miles Davis has long been revered as a jazz pioneer — but what exactly did he pioneer? To some purists, jazz music can be broken into two distinct eras: Before Miles and After Miles. great article with clips of his music picked by bernardblack 2 months ago

Jeff Healey was a Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist and vocalist. Jeff and his band were also in the movie, Road House. His death came a month before the release of his new album, Mess of Blues, which would have been his first rock album in eight years. picked by zzz 7 months ago

So many famous people are dying!
Sad... picked by julea 2 years ago

More great jazz piano. It really doesn't get much better than this. picked by mahler87 8 months ago

A release from the ''Paul Harvey News'' office says Lynne Harvey died early Saturday at their home in suburban River Forest after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Her age was not immediately available.

Update: She was 92

-Good day. picked by punthe 5 months ago

A clever and funny, heated debate between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Chinese man has died after a cell phone battery exploded in his chest pocket. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Alto saxophonist Frank Morgan passed away from kidney failure this morning, near his family and friends in his hometown of Minneapolis. He had just completed a successful European tour, even though he was worried about his health. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

From the earthshattering album Kind of Blue. This is definitely my favorite jazz chart of all time, and a must hear for anyone even remotely interested in music at all. picked by mahler87 8 months ago