Two words best encapsulate the music of alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley: "joy" and "soul." It's those two qualities that helped make it possible for Cannonball's music to bridge the post ...

A school teacher until his students encouraged him to pursue his dream, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's slick, sweet, and soulful approach to jazz can be heard on everything from Miles Davis' Kind of ...

Intent on burning down the house, Burnin' in Bordeaux: Live in France 1969 finds Cannonball Adderley gleefully passing out the matches. After twenty-eight seconds of brief, causally expectant applause ...

In his most natural setting—onstage alongside brother Nat Adderley—and accompanied by pianist George Duke, bassist Walter Booker and the trusty Roy McCurdy on drums, Cannonball Adderley pops and bops ...

RIO RANCHO, N.M. -- A rare collection of previously unissued recordings by legendary jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley is becoming more accessible thanks to two small jazz labels seeking to keep ...

One of the best albums we’ve heard this year is packed with ‘new’ music that is roughly 53 years old. That’s because “Swingin’ In Seattle: Live at The Penthouse” by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet was ...

Explosive jazz blending bebop, soul, and gospel. A Tribute to the Adderley Brothers! The Solitude Soirée is dedicated to one of the most legendary groups in jazz history. The Magnus Mehl Quintet ...

Florida A&M University is setting an atmosphere filled with soulful sounds of the blues with a jazz concert Thursday to celebrate the honorary naming of its Julian “Cannonball” and Nat Adderley Music ...