Born in 1965, he started music lessons at the age of 4 in Centro de Estudos Gregorianos. He studied music theory with Maria José Godinho and after moved to Academia de Amadores de Música where he ...

During his 35 year recording career, the Congolese guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Franco released several hundred singles and around 150 albums. Where does the anthologist begin, and ...

As the music fraternity commemorates the 34th anniversary of Rhumba legend Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi this week, the majority of fans are disturbed by the death of the 'Mighty' TP OK Jazz Band ...

The famed musician died Wednesday evening at a Panama City hospital By The Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Renowned jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco — who collaborated with Frank Sinatra, ...

The world-famous clarinet player who lent his name to the University of Montana’s premier jazz festival and transformed the international genre through his unique bebop style passed away Wednesday.

A flood of student musicians and a quintet's worth of professional jazz musicians will be in town this week for the Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival at the University of Montana. “We have 50 groups again, ...

The day after Brad Leali graduated college, he went on the road with vocalist Harry Connick Jr.'s orchestra. The saxophonist, a native of Denver, planned on staying in Texas after he finished his ...

"That was the epitome of a looming break-up and a sudden fallout between the band members and Franco's family. They (members) felt most of the donkey work was done by them hence they could not stand ...