The WSWS recently spoke to master musician Charles McPherson about the relationship between music, art and society.

He was a regular band member, toured and recorded with saxophonists Benny Carter, Stan Getz and Phil Woods, volcalists Joe Williams and Mark Murphy, trumpeters Clark Terry, Chet Baker and Randy ...

Before Scott LaFaro joined the Bill Evans Trio in late 1959, the young bassist’s second west coast stint included work with Chet Baker, Barney Kessel, Victor Feldman, Cal Tjader, Stan Getz and Hampton ...

and Stan Getz, as well as classical guitar greats like Chet Baker and Chet Atkins. His commitment to faith and community was profound. A devoted Catholic, Richard taught CCD at Sacred Heart Parish in ...

Richard Louis Dallmeyer, affectionately known as Daddy, Dad, Dick, and Rich, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded ...

and Stan Getz, as well as classical guitar greats like Chet Baker and Chet Atkins. His commitment to faith and community was profound. A devoted Catholic, Richard taught CCD at Sacred Heart Parish ...

Ezra Collective trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi is the latest artist to pay homage to jazz legend Chet Baker as part of the forthcoming Chet Baker Re:Imagined tribute album, as his version of “Speak Low ...

Two Fine New Vinyl Releases By Chet Baker and Bill Evans Share Scandinavian Roots. Many jazz fans seem to only focus on Chet Baker’s 1950s material when he was still young and beautiful and crooning ...

Her troubled marriage to the jazz star Stan Getz led to a headline-making divorce case. The result of the trial gave her a cause to fight for. By Trip Gabriel Monica Getz, whose tempestuous 24 ...

Revealing his unique vocal style, ‘Chet Baker Sings’ transformed the poster boy of West Coast cool jazz into a bona fide pop idol. If Chesney Henry Baker, Jr, had never recorded a vocal album ...

“Anora” director Sean Baker has won the DGA Award for Theatrical Feature, gaining significant Oscar momentum ahead of final voting. With its surprising best picture win at the Critics Choice ...

Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013.