Charlie Parker famously practiced up to 16 hours a day on his saxophone for years at one stretch. Lonnie McFadden’s parents traveled and performed with Parker. “He would go from club to club ...

Charlie Parker with Strings is the name of two separate albums by jazz musician Charlie Parker, released in 1950 on Mercury Records. It is also the name of a 1995 compilation album released by Verve ...

Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures ...

Does a mammoth fit in your living room? How would you look playing Charlie Parker's saxophone? Answer these questions and more by bringing Smithsonian objects into your space through augmented reality ...