This is FRESH AIR. Jazz pianist George Cables was a favorite accompanist of saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Art Pepper, trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, vibist Bobby Hutcherson and others in ...

When an artist records music less than two years after losing his wife of nearly three decades to pancreatic cancer, it is generally assumed that the resulting album will have an overall melancholic, ...

For world-renowned musicians Steve Wilson and George Cables, jazz is a limitless, ever-evolving world of spontaneous invention and unrestrained expression. The pair led a masterclass Jan. 25 in the ...

As jazz résumés go, pianist and composer George Cables boasts a doozy. This imaginative, rhythmically vital artist has been a longtime leader who recently led his George Cables Project in the Jazz ...

One of the essential artists of piano, George Cables (aka “Mr. Beautiful”) is known for his impeccable sound, sensitive accompaniment, and original playing. A trusted collaborator over the past 50 ...

Pianist George Cables has released a steady stream of albums as a leader since the mid-1970s, but may be best known to listeners as a stalwart side man whose contributions to a slew of classic records ...

In the 1970s and '80s, George Cables was the pianist of choice for saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Art Pepper; Pepper called him his favorite pianist. Cables also recorded a lot with jazz stars Joe ...

The esteemed jazz pianist George Cables recently underwent a double transplant operation, receiving a new liver and kidney. Though he's on track in his recovery, he probably won't be able to perform ...

Cables, who's experienced severe health problems recently, makes a comeback on a new album with his trio. The pianist's solos on I'm All Smiles reveal a deep sense of groove — and a mind at work. This ...