Later that day they were joined by another tenor sax great and the result was ‘Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster’. Not a bad day at the office. By the early Sixties, Coleman’s style was ...

There’s no sound in jazz quite like Coleman Hawkins‘ distinctive tenor saxophone with its softly quivering vibrato. Indeed, his horn’s seductively warm, breathy tone can convey intimacy and ...

Bird of Prey Blues; My One and Only Love; Vignette; Ooh-Wee, Miss G.P.!; You've Changed; Get Set; Sunday; Hanid; Honey Flower; Honey Flower [alternate take]; Nabob ...

Thanks to an NIL deal, Kansas State forward Coleman Hawkins got to experience the life of a professional athlete. When it was announced he was transferring from Illinois earlier this summer ...

Improvisation and teamwork are important in both athletics and in jazz, said Sequim’s Andy Geiger, who retired from a storied ...

Jerome Tang and Kansas State added a huge addition to their 2024 recruiting efforts on Friday when Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins announced that he will play his final season of college ...

Transfer forward Coleman Hawkins said Illinois coach Brad Underwood did a solid job of selling the Wildcats. Underwood coached Hawkins for four years with the Fighting Illini. Underwood was also a ...

Nat Hentoff, Author/Columnist, The New York Times This Arkadia Records album, recipient of a Grammy Nomination, is dedicated to honoring the legacy of ten of the all-time greats of the tenor saxophone ...

Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins announced on Tuesday that he has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, bypassing a potential fifth year of eligibility due to the pandemic by saying he is "100% set" on ...

Coleman Hawkins, also known as Bean or Hawk, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Born on November 21, 1904 in St. Joseph, Missouri, he showed musical talent from a young age and began piano ...