While in high school, Pitman went up to 52nd Street in Manhattan to listen to jazz pioneers like Charlie Parker.

He is the grandson of jazz pioneer and Danish composer Otto Lington.

Huddie Ledbetter was a blues guitarist and jazz pioneer.

When the jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton died penniless and alone nearly 60 years ago, his reputation was already fading.

Although he was a jazz pioneer, Oliver died in obscurity in 1938.

As a trumpeter, his influences included hard bopper Clifford Brown and free jazz pioneer Don Cherry.

He is considered to be a free jazz pioneer, liberating the percussion from its timekeeping role.

The most widely renowned musician from 20th century D.C. is undoubtedly Duke Ellington, a jazz pioneer.

Although the weekend focuses on jazz pioneers and its stars keep coming back, two bands are new to this Jazzfest.

Working almost exclusively in black and white, these jazz pioneers celebrated the way the way the musicians looked.