On July 21, 1955, the Dave Brubeck Quartet demonstrated why they were on the cover of Time magazine the previous year, in a performance for roughly 750 at the Music Barn in Lenox.…
On July 17, 1955, bebop pioneer and one of the most important drummers in history, Max Roach, absolutely dazzled concertgoers at the Berkshire Barn in Lenox. His quintet included trumpeter (and co-leader) Clifford Brown, who would sadly die in a …