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Gil Evans, Essential Jazz Arranger, At 100KUNCTheir initial collaboration grew out of informal jam sessions at the arranger's apartment on 52nd Street, where some of the best young beboppers in town showed up. The result was a series of recordings that came to be known as Birth of the Cool, ...and more »

Gil Evans, Essential Jazz Arranger, At 100NPRThe albums Sketches of Spain and Porgy and Bess were hailed for their rich harmonies and use of instruments not usually associated with jazz big bands. But in a 1980 interview, Evans said he wanted to use orchestral instruments in a new way: "Many ...and more »

Nightcrawler: Joy to the WorldValley Advocate"We are trying some new things, including the addition of two tribute bands [Danny V's 52nd Street Band/Billy Joel show is slated for June 28; Aerosmith-imitators Draw The Line take the stage Aug. 23] but also brought back tried and true favorites like ...

The Jazz Scene: Shorter Passages of MusicWall Street JournalIn addition to the events mentioned above, on Saturday an octet billed as "the NYU Wayne Shorter Ensemble" is playing at the Somethin' Jazz Club on East 52nd Street. And after Endangered Species, the excellent young singer Cyrille Aimee is doing a show ...and more »

Teddy Charles, Jazz Musician Turned Sea Captain, Dies at 84New York TimesHe escaped the local polka bands he loathed by moving to New York to study music at Juilliard. He pursued his education just as fervently on 52nd Street, the fabled boulevard of jazz, where he began sitting in with the bebop elite.and more »