While Elvin Jones and Tony Williams might be more noted names, Billy Hart is still a drummer for the ages, with over 500 appearances on record and a list of credits that includes Shirley Horn and Wes ...

The Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at Blues Alley featured legendary musicians honoring the jazz icon's influence on ...

There is something very other-worldly about Beingness. It runs on some taut meta-rhythms, courtesy of NEA Jazz Master, drummer Billy Hart, who hangs loose and fearless with award-winning, world music ...

As a drummer, composer and educator, Billy Hart has participated in the history of jazz from behind the kit as largely an unsung hero. If so, then no longer — Hart was recently accorded the form's ...

It was announced eight months ago, but Billy Hart’s National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship still baffles him. “All of my heroes are jazz masters. It’s hard to see myself as one of ...

The idea of balance is synonymous with the leading melodic voice in the group, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner (see also my Album of the Year for 2019, link below). His focused sound, his capacity to ...

Smoke Jazz Club will present a five-night Miles Davis Centennial Festival from May 27-31, 2026, featuring an acoustic quintet: trumpeter Eddie Henderson, alto saxophonist Gary Bartz, and drum legend ...

Billy Hart is a drummer and composer who has played with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, and many others. He was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2022. The legendary jazz ...

Billy Hart Quartet, featuring celebrated drummer Billy Hart, will perform at Birdland from August 16 to 18, 2024. Hart, known for his innovative contributions to jazz, previously collaborated with ...