I was very fortunate that about the time I was getting out of school, and ready to become a professional musician, that Wynton and Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard had started to turn the ...

Since his first album as a leader in 1990, guitarist Mark Whitfield has been simultaneously pulled in two directions. Early on, many dubbed him the heir-apparent to George Benson, and on his first ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It isn’t every day that you get up close and personal with a Grammy winner. Cleveland-area jazz fans have a shot at just that this weekend when the Mark Whitfield Trio breezes into ...

Three of Verve Records’ young lions join forces on this release, which is far more than some marketing gimmick, mainly because bassist Christian McBride, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and guitarist Mark ...

How different can four acclaimed jazz drummers sound when playing on the same drum set, in the same venue, on four different nights, with four different bands? San Diego music fans will soon be able ...

RICHMOND, Va. – A ribbon cutting for the Markiya Dickson Imagination Zone took place at Fonticello Park Saturday nearly four years after the 9-year-old girl was killed. Mark Whitfield and Ciara ...

Andrews Mayor Frank McClary announced in a 6:45 p.m. press release Friday that he has decided to separate the town from the services of Andrews Police Chief Mark Whitfield. "On Friday, June 29, 2018, ...