Charles McPherson Quintet, featuring Gilbert Castellanos, Randy Porter, Rob Thorsen & Lewis Nash You can celebrate alto saxophone great Charles McPherson’s 87th birthday with him here two weeks early ...

It took two and a half-years, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic lull, but alto saxophonist Charles McPherson finally got back to Artis-Naples. He appeared with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra on ...

To be fortunate enough to see an artist of the caliber of alto saxophonist/master composer Charles McPherson perform live is a blessing, to be sure. Jazz fans of any age can be recipients of this ...

Charles McPherson is an American alto saxophonist and composer with a career spanning eight decades. He has worked closely with a host of artists, among whom are some considered to be originators and ...

The jazz public’s reevaluation of alto saxist Charles McPherson–for years written off as just another Charlie Parker clone, albeit the most skillful–makes for one of the more gratifying stories in the ...

Now in his 80s, the San Diego jazz saxophonist is still performing and recently released new work. Get to know the works that shaped him and continue to drive his music. Influential is a KPBS music ...

What happens when all your European and North American concerts and tours fall through because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic? For alto saxophone great Charles McPherson, there have been ...

Few musicians spent more time playing in the band of jazz giant Charles Mingus than alto saxophone great Charles McPherson. And few have more insight about the towering bassist and composer, whose ...

Alto saxist Charles McPherson is a safe choice to kick off the Jazz Showcase’s annual monthlong celebration of Charlie Parker, but nonetheless an exciting one. At 65 McPherson is still a perfect stand ...