Ron Carter is credited with over 2,200 recording sessions, making him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history, according to Guinness World Records.

Bassist Buster Williams has been a distinct voice in jazz since the 1960’s and he’s still a force today. KNKX’s Nick Morrison tells us more.

Herbie Hancock has never stood still musically and fully embraces the traditions of jazz, while always open to exploring new possibilities inside and outside of it.

Guitarist and singer George Benson, at the peak of an already rich jazz career, stepped outside the genre to create standards in the pop and R&B arena.

The prolific saxophonist Charles Lloyd is as busy as ever at the age of 87. Jazz host and fan Carl Pogue gives us a peek into the saxophonist's life and spiritually healing music.

Roberta Flack has been the voice behind your favorite slow jams since 1968. A classically trained pianist and humanitarian, Flack's legacy as a vocalist lives on even as ALS prevents her from performing.

From playing piano to composing and arranging, Bob James couldn't anticipate that his highly harmonic playing and early recordings would become the most sampled music ever.

Despite facing discrimination in the jazz world for being a woman and Japanese, Toshiko Akiyoshi pressed on — becoming a composer-arranger for big bands, working with Charles Mingus and receiving critical acclaim.

Eddie Henderson didn’t immediately gravitate toward jazz. He studied classical trumpet and went to medical school but after studying under several jazz icons, he hit the music scene in earnest and continues to perform with a dream team of artists.

A living legend of the tenor saxophone, Houston Person is a master of swing and hard bop, but the heart of his sound has always been in the blues.