Discs like this one are among the most fascinating and enjoyable in the voluminous Fantasy jazz oeuvre; artifacts from forgotten groups who were left by the wayside of popular notice, not because of ...

Jon Bentley and Bernie Arai of Ugetsu. Photo credit: Steve Mynett. Ugetsu is a Japanese word that means "fantasy." It's also the title of the 1963 album by Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, which inspired ...

Historically the cornet was the quintessential jazz instrument but over a century of its evolution other instruments have also become part of the regular jazz armamentarium. These include common ones ...

Athenian Corner Restaurant — 207 Market St., Lowell; Casual Saxtet Jazz nights, each second and fourth Tues. each month, 7:30-10 p.m. 978-458-7052 or www.atheniancorner.com.