Jazz History

What Is Bebop? The Jazz Revolution That Changed Music Forever

Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk created bebop in the 1940s — a faster, more complex, more intellectual form of jazz that declared the music an art form, not entertainment.

Jazz History

50 Greatest Jazz Quotes from the Musicians Who Made the Music

Miles, Coltrane, Ellington, Monk, Parker, Mingus — the most powerful, inspiring, and surprising things jazz legends have said about music, creativity, and life.