Born and reared in James City County, Piggott’s passion for music began in church when he first played drums and the trombone. “I switched to the saxophone in the sixth grade, about age 12. I told my ...
Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, has ...
Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and songwriter in the group’s years of stardom (who himself passed away in August of ...
Oh, what a night! Albuquerque couple Heather and Greg Jordan came away with bragging rights after seeing popular smooth jazz ...
The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras. By Jon Pareles Ever so self-effacingly ...
Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, sax player and archivist for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Band, died January 21 in his ...
The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons ...
Garth Hudson, who played organ, accordion, saxophone, and more as a member of the Band—perhaps still the group that best ...
The most legendary jazz-funk band of all time is coming to Ann Arbor. The Headhunters, co-led by percussionist Bill Summers ...
A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and an ...
Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of the Band, has died. Hudson, who played organ, keyboards, accordion, and saxophone ...
His family was musical: His father played flute, drums, cornet and saxophone and performed in local dance bands, and his mother played accordion. He grew up listening to country and jazz.