With the esteemed jazz/funk/fusion band the Crusaders as a guide, one could trace the rise and fall of commercial jazz in all in many of its permutations. The core group that is the most recognized ...

Most people think that when the Jazz Crusaders dropped the "Jazz" from their name, they also dropped the jazz from their playing. When the band first decided to call themselves the Crusaders, it was ...

Legendary jazz/fusion pianist Joe Sample has died at the age of 75. According to a Facebook post by his wife and son, the native of Houston passed on Friday night, but a specific cause has not been ...

Wayne Henderson, trombonist and co-founding member of the popular jazz-funk band The Jazz Crusaders (later known as The Crusaders), died Friday, April 4, in Culver City, Calif. The cause of death was ...

HOUSTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) --Joe Sample, jazz pianist and founding member of the Crusaders, died Friday from mesothelioma. He was 75. Sample was a student at Texas Southern University in the mid-1950s ...

The reunion of three original Jazz Crusaders members is among the highlights planned for the 23rd annual Long Beach Jazz Festival; Rhino Records will issue "The Best of Gerald Levert," and more By ...

If you were around in the 1970s, then you may remember a band called 'The Crusaders.' They were everywhere back in the day and yet the founding members can trace their roots back to the early '60s.

Black History Month is always a great time to recall some of Houston’s greatest musical innovators and leaders. Rocks Off will highlight some of them during the remainder of February. “Hey, let’s get ...

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SOUND OF THE GHETTO: Mac Mackenzie is one of several Cape Jazz musicians living in the notorious Cape Flats areaIain Harris / Coffeebeans Routes In most cities, finding the hottest jazz is a matter of ...