What a treasure to have access to these notebooks! Besides the invaluable musical material, what shines through is the patience, humility, generosity, and persistence of Michael Brecker's artistic ...

It could be said with some justification that Herbie Hancock is the world's greatest jazz pianist. Certainly, at the very least, he challenged the limits of technical virtuosity and musical expression ...

Jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker died Jan. 13 in New York of leukemia after a public battle with with the pre-leukemic disease MDS. He was 57. He was diagnosed in 2005 and in May, he underwent an ...

Tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker died Saturday at the age of 57. The artist was one of the jazz world's most prolific studio musicians. He toured or performed with Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and ...

When jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker succumbed to leukemia Saturday, the plaudits all but immediately started appearing in the press. Pieces appeared hailing the man's prodigious gifts, noting his ...

Michael Brecker, 57, a bold-toned, versatile tenor saxophonist who won 11 Grammy Awards and whose work as a studio and backup musician and leader appears on thousands of recordings, died Jan. 13 at a ...

Michael Brecker, a versatile and influential tenor saxophonist who won 11 Grammys over a career that spanned more than three decades, died Saturday. He was 57. By The Associated Press NEW YORK — ...