This Friday marks the 94th anniversary of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker's birth. Parker, who was nicknamed Yardbird or Bird for short, invented a new jazz style in 1946 with Dizzy Gillespie and a ...

Ken Peplowski Quartet & Orchestra: Bird with Strings with Special Guest Eric Marienthal Ken Peplowski leads a masterful quartet and orchestra in a celebration of Charlie Parker's landmark work, "Bird ...

For those unfamiliar with Charlie Parker, his nickname was Yardbird or Bird. Starting in the late 1940s, Parker began recording with strings, which was virtually unheard of for a modern jazz artist.

Complete Information About Ken Peplowski Quartet & Orchestra: Bird with Strings with Special Guest Eric Marienthal in Cabaret at Birdland Jazz Club. Ken Peplowski leads a masterful quartet and ...