It’s been 100 years since jazz legend Charlie Parker was born. Nicknamed “Bird,” Parker began playing the alto saxophone as a youth, eventually setting the music world ablaze with his penetrating ...

Jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker, whose nickname was "Bird," was born in Kansas City on August 29th, 1920. For the past month, his hometown has been celebrating his 100th birthday, ...

A hundred years ago, on August 29, 1920, soon after jazz was born, Charlie Parker came into this world, and in the 35 years of a life cut short by addictions and impulse-driven living, he changed the ...

Bebop changed American music but wasn’t taken seriously for much of Charlie Parker’s life. This mid-century popcorn television commercial shows how the public’s perception of bebop was riddled with ...

Let's face it, there is absolutely nothing new to say about the music of Charlie Parker, unless (insert joke here) you happen to be Phil Schaap. Lao Tzu's quote "The flame that burns twice as bright ...

Spotlight: Charlie Parker 2023 welcomes jazz fans from all over the world to celebrate the iconic saxophonist with a series of concerts, educational opportunities and jam sessions. Kansas City ...

His audience knew him as “Yardbird”, or more usually, just “Bird”. The variety of sobriquets given to jazz alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, who would have turned 100 on 29 August 2020, is indicative ...

There may not be many causes for celebration these days, but surely one is this year’s Charlie Parker centennial. In his too short, too fast, too hard, too brilliant 34 years, Parker transformed an ...

Charlie Parker's career lasted less than 20 years, but he left behind a legacy that continues to shape contemporary music. The Bird And Bebop: Charlie Parker At 100 (Rebroadcast) It’s been 100 years ...