Sometimes it pays to go back to the source, even in jazz, an art that tends to emphasize newness and innovation. And the performance of Elvin Jones’ Jazz Machine at the Jazz Bakery on Wednesday night ...

Recorded five years before his passing earlier this year, The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note paints a picture of Elvin Jones before ill health weakened his powerful and individual style. With an ...

Elvin Jones may have established himself as one of the greatest drummers of all time, but equally important to him was his nurturing of young musicians. His Jazz Machine opened the door to several ...

Bill Cosby introduced Elvin Jones as "75 years young," quipping, "I don't want to see him when he turns 85. It's gonna be all ballads!" Complimentary champagne was flowing for Jones' opening-night ...