A pal of mine died on April 27. He was 71. He was taken out by esophageal cancer, the same thing my own father died from five years ago....

It was at the Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival, where Steps Ahead had a reunion gig on Aug. 29, 2003, that Michael Brecker complained of intense...

I needed a haircut, or at least my wife Lauren thought I did. You know how it is, guys. At a certain age, you don't exactly give up but...