Paul Desmond, an alto saxophonist, once said he tried to sound like a dry martini. He succeeded in that. Many people know jazz pianist Dave Brubeck‘s work, especially the famous 1959 Columbia session, ...

Given a stellar configuration of jazz pianists Wednesday night, one wondered whether expectations would run too high. But such worries melted away in the face of strong sets by three dominant, ...

The counterpoint that Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond generated in the early-to-mid 1950s leads many serious listeners to consider the period the creative height of their partnership. For all the ...

Brubeck recorded his most durable work with Time Out, which launched a series of successful albums by the stately jazzman for the Columbia label in 1959. However, his earlier works for the Fantasy ...

This Sunday marks the centennial of composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose groundbreaking 1959 album “Time Out” was the first jazz LP to sell a million copies. On Friday a new CD of ...

The first story about the Dave Brubeck quartet in The Forum files is dated Oct., 23, 1956. The review by Francis Schoff begins: "The Standing Room Only sign was out at NDAC's Festival Hall Monday ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Today, we celebrate the life and music of Dave Brubeck, the influential jazz pianist and composer. This Sunday marks the centennial of his birth.

Dave Brubeck’s muse kept him company right up until the end. And eight years after his death on Dec. 5, 2012 — just one day shy of his 92nd birthday — the Concord-born pianist and composer continues ...

On October 17 1961 the popular and pioneering pianistcomposer Dave Brubeck performed on Ralph Gleasons Jazz Casual the television show that showcased some of the finest jazz artists in a halfhour of ...

I rarely listen to music when I’m working — it’s usually too distracting — but right now I’m playing “Jazz Impressions of Eurasia,” a lesser-known album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. December marks the ...