jazz legend

On a hill across the road from Miles Davis’ grave was an area dedicated to musicians and entertainers. On my particular walk, I discovered the graves of jazz drummer, Max Roach, alto saxophonist, Jackie McLean, dancer and choreographer, Norma Miller, trumpet player, Clark “CT” Terry, tenor saxophonist, Illinois Jacquet and producer, promoter, pianist and founder […]

On My Subway Ride and Walk in Queens – Remembering Tony Bennett On my subway ride and walk through Queens, New York, I arrived—flower in hand—at a cemetery surrounded by freeways known as Calvary Catholic Cemetery, where I found the modest family grave of the great singer, painter, and entertainer, Tony Bennett. Anthony Dominick Benedetto […]

He was called the “Maharaja of the keyboard” by Duke Ellington, simply “O.P.” by his friends, and informally in the jazz community as “the King of inside swing”. He released over 200 recordings and won seven Grammy Awards.