The biggest pioneer — in more ways than one — of the musical subgenre of jazz-with-strings was, believe it or not, Jackie Gleason. Starting with his 1953 10-inch LP, “Music for Lovers Only,” the TV ...

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt could have been forgiven if he and his crack quartet had turned in a ho-hum performance Monday, January 12, at Dizzy's in downtown San Diego. The band had just wrapped up a ...

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's album, The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2, is a hybrid: nearly one-half jazz quartet (quintet on one track), more than the other half quartet with strings. Strangely enough, the ...

Experience the brilliance of internationally acclaimed trumpeter Jeremy Pelt as he joins the UA Studio Jazz Ensemble for an unforgettable afternoon of live jazz. Celebrated for his commanding tone and ...

I’ve known trumpeter Jeremy Pelt for a little over a decade at this point. I started listening to his music in 2009 or 2010 and interviewed him for the first time in 2011. We’ve spoken on several ...

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt leads his powerful and compelling quintet—with vibraphonist Jalen Baker, guitarist Alex Wintz, bassist Leighton Harrell, and drummer Allan Mednard—fresh off their fall tour of ...

Danielle Spencer, the former child star who played sassy tattletale Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom "What's Happening!!," has died. She was 60. Spencer died Monday after she "lost her battle with ...

(NEXSTAR) — Dr. Danielle Spencer, the former child star beloved for her role as Dee on ABC’s “What’s Happening!!,” has died, according to her brother and her former co-star. She was 60. Spencer’s ...

The actor, who grew up in the Bronx, later became a veterinarian. Her younger brother, jazz trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, announced on Instagram that she died of cancer. Pelt watched Spencer, 60, take her ...