In 1982, Tony Bennett and Count Basie teamed up for a PBS special recorded in Boston. But before the two jazz legends took the stage, the cameras followed Bennett into the lounge of the Copley Plaza ...

Two words are about all that are needed to sum up the singular talents of swing–based tenor saxophonist Harry Allen — smooth and consistent, each of which aspect of his charismatic persona is ...

Story: Dave McKenna, the hard-swinging jazz keyboardist who died in October, was a particular favorite of Fresh Air dating back to the show's early local broadcasts. Our Thanksgiving Day broadcast is ...

From Dave McKenna's website: It is with great sadness that we let all of Dave's many fans know that he passed away on the morning of October 18. Dave's health had been deteriorating for some time and ...

Help make a film about who the New York Times called 'The hardest swinging piano player of all time,' Dave McKenna. Described by the New York Times as the “hardest swinging pianist of all time", Dave ...

Dave McKenna was widely regarded as one of the all-time legends of the jazz piano, but often shunned the spotlight to live and work on the Cape. McKenna, who was 78 when he died yesterday in ...

In November 1999, pianist Dave McKenna, the subject of a new documentary, gave a solo concert at the Sarasota Opera House in Florida. In 2002, the year that McKenna retired, the recording was issued ...

Dave McKenna, a jazz pianist who began his career as a big-band sideman but became best known for his distinctive solo playing, with a powerful left hand that made a bass player seem unnecessary, died ...