David Baker's tribute to Freddie Hubbard at September's Indy Jazz Fest will add to a year-long celebration of the work of the Indianapolis-born trumpeter, who died last December. Here's a brief look ...

The New Jazz Composers Octet, a New York scene collective of young players/composers dedicated to the ideal of new composition in jazz, here reaffirms their commitment to "new" jazz composition with ...

Freddie Hubbard is a conundrum. His style has varied significantly over the years, as though he were unsure of himself at a deep level. There were the Blue Note years, then the funk years, where he ...

Freddie Hubbard was one of the most exciting and dynamic jazz trumpeters to emerge from an entire generation of exciting and dynamic trumpeters. The competition was steep, not to mention ferocious. As ...

It's American Routes from New Orleans with sounds of freedom and struggle for Juneteenth. Freddie Hubbard's trumpet and flugelhorn were in great demand in the 1960's. He played on albums with pianist ...

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ 1965 album ‘Free For All’ is getting rereleased by Blue Note as part of its Classic Vinyl ...

Now, some sad news from the jazz world. Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard died yesterday in Los Angeles after complications from a heart attack. As a young musician, Freddie Hubbard earned wide critical ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who played on hundreds of recordings during a career spanning 50 years, died in a Los Angeles hospital on Monday, his manager said.

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, whose virtuosity earned him jazz royalty status in the 1960s and whose commercial recordings in the ’70s made him a fusion star, died Monday at the age of 70. He died in ...

Freddie Hubbard, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, died ...