MSU jazz studies director Rodney Whitaker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in September.

A phone interview is scheduled with Rodney Whitaker, the native Detroiter hailed as one of the greatest jazz double bass artists on the planet, for a Saturday morning. Don’t want to call too early.

The concert will take place on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. in MSU’s Fairchild Theatre, and the program will be performed by MSU ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Jazz music filled the Fair Child Theater at Michigan State University on Sunday. The MSU College ...

Work to Do; Speak to My Heart; For Garrison; Giving Thanks; What's Going On; Eleanor Rigby; With You I'm Born Again; Grahamstown; A Time For Love; Relativity; For Garrison (bonus track). Carl Allen: ...

bassists Regineald Veal and Rodney Whitaker, and drummer Herlin Riley. Marsalis has compiled a remarkable track record as a trumpeter, bandleader and composer. He has become the most recognized ...

Save for a pair of co-led albums with bassist Rodney Whitaker, it's been more than two decades since master drummer Carl Allen released an album under his own name. Rectifying the situation, he ...

The stellar band led by Warfield (sax) included Terrell Stafford (trumpet), Warren Wolf (vibes), Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Rodney Whitaker (bass), Clarence Penn (drums) and Georgia Heers (vocals).

Born on the east side of Detroit and now living in Lansing, Rodney Whitaker, 57, an internationally known jazz bassist, was being inducted as an esteemed member of the organization. The director ...

Director of Jazz Studies Rodney Whitaker will be conducting this year’s program; he is also responsible for the theme and music choices. Whitaker has been involved from the very first concert.