Hartford, Conn., falls under the radar by most standards. A relatively small city smack dab between New York and Boston, it's been dubbed the "Insurance Capital of the World" and was, at one point, ...

McLEAN, John “Jackie” L Jackie McLean (John Lenwood McLean), 74, world renowned alto saxophonist, educator, composer and son of the late Alpha Omega and John McLean of Greensboro, NC, departed this ...

In his mostly sane and admirable book Black Nationalism and the Revolution In Music (Pathfinder Press, 1970), Frank Kofsky describes Kenny Dorham as “house trained." The calculated insult attempts to ...

Over the past several years, singer/songwriter Jackie Lee McLean has been making widescreen indie rock under the pseudonym Roan Yellowthorn, returning most recently with her 2021 album, Another Life.

Jackie McLean, who died Friday at 73, was a celebrated saxophonist, educator, and National Endowment of the Arts-designated Jazz Master, and developed one of the most distinctive and recognizable ...