Jimmy Knepper, a jazz trombonist best known for his productive but stormy association with Charles Mingus. Over the course of a career that began when he was in his teens, Mr. Knepper was a featured ...

Jimmy Knepper, jazz trombonist admired for his originality, gruff sound and lyrical phrasing and perhaps best known for his memorable but volatile relationship with bassist and composer Charles Mingus ...

Most fans of pianist Bill Evans know him as one of jazz's great trio leaders from 1959 until his death in 1980. You also many know that in the years preceding 1959, Evans was a prolific ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- For jazz fans and other collectors, the estate sale on Sunday of hundreds of items inside the North Shore hilltop home of famed trombonist Jimmy Knepper (1927-2003) is a ...

What I hope for this record is that people listen, enjoy the music, and be compelled to further explore the music of Jimmy Knepper. I will forever be influenced and inspired by his artistry. Little ...

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Charlie Mingus, the dark angel of the bass fiddle, got me sore when he punched Jimmy Knepper, the virtuoso trombone player, in the mouth and ruined his embouchure, or chops, as the ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Trombonist Reggie Watkins had the opportunity ...

Jimmy Knepper, a jazz trombonist best known for his productive but stormy association with Charles Mingus, died June 14 in Triadelphia, W.Va. He was 75. The cause was complications of Parkinson ‘ s ...

Jimmy Knepper, jazz trombonist best known for his volatile relationship with composer Charles Mingus, died Saturday June 14 from complications of Parkinson’s disease in Triadelphia, W.Va. He was 75. L ...