Nesbert “Stix” Hooper returns home this week for the first time in maybe 20 years. He thinks the last time he was here was for a class reunion at Phillis Wheatley High School. The legendary drummer ...

VIDEO Stix Hooper returns to Houston for 'Joe Sample Celebration' Concert by Jazz Houston Published: May 30, 2024, 11:54 AM Tags: today at 10, news, local news, jazz houston, stix hooper, the ...

Heard on songs by musicians from Miles Davis to Tupac Shakur, Joe Sample's music incorporated elements of soul and funk into jazz. Joe Sample, a composer and keyboard player who connected the world of ...

File-This July 2, 2006, file photo shows jazz pianist Joe Sample performing during the special event “Hommage to Nesuhi Ertegun” of the 40th Montreux Jazz Festival at the Stravinski hall in Montreux, ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant was in Houston not terribly long ago, performing in 2023 support of her album “Ghost Song.” Shortly after that show she quickly dropped another album, the beguiling “Mélusine,” ...