This is a small piece of jazz history. In January 1965, Ben Webster, newly arrived in Europe from America, was working out where to settle down. This concert shows why he decided on Copenhagen. The ...

This month celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of jazz's titans: Ben Webster. His career spanned over 40 years, from being a journeyman in the Ellington orchestra to becoming one of ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Featuring 10 tracks from the legend known affectionately as "The Brute", this ...

Ben Webster hated to fly on airplanes. When he went to Europe to perform for his fans across the Atlantic, the trip was one-way. A contemporary of Charlie Parker, Webster grew up in Kansas City, Mo., ...

I recently read a New York Times article about a documentary by Danish filmmaker Janus Køster-Rasmussen. Set in the early 1960s, Cool Cats recalls the lives of American jazz expats Dexter Gordon and ...

I recently read a New York Times article about a documentary by Danish filmmaker Janus Køster-Rasmussen. Set in the early 1960s, Cool Cats recalls the lives of American jazz expats Dexter Gordon and ...