For many years, Jim Stack played jazz at venues around the country, and in Charlotte at Cajun Queen restaurant. He was also the full-time pianist for the Charlotte Country Club. Stack is now 95 and ...

Jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers died Tuesday in New York. The vibraphonist, known for his often-sampled 1976 album “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” died after a long illness and a “beautiful 84 years” on ...

Thaddeus Tukes runs a tight rehearsal. Meeting with his new band at a West Town studio on a recent weekend morning, he directs original tunes from behind an electric keyboard, rather than his ...

Being in one of the best-loved bands in town — with a stylishly bookish look, plus an instrument hardly anyone else plays — has made Steve Roehm one of the most recognized musicians in the Twin Cities ...

Dylan K. Smith, a musician driven by a passionate love for jazz, vibraphone, composition, production, and hip-hop, gracefully explores a broad spectrum of musical genres. From Augusta, Georgia, he ...