Saxophonist Dick Meldonian began his recording career in Charlie Barnet's band in 1950. He then moved on to Stan Kenton at the start of 1952. He remained with Kenton until the mid-1950s, when he left ...

Sonny Igoe, who played drums with a succession of prominent leaders, died this week at the age of 88. In 1939 when Igoe was 16, he won the first Gene Krupadrum competition. After four years in the ...

VAIL — The coordination required of playing the drums is not ingrained in many of us, but Tommy Igoe’s father, legendary drummer Sonny Igoe, claimed his child was born with the beat. “He always said I ...

Legends beget legends, which explains why Tommy Igoe is one of the world’s great drummers. His father, Sonny Igoe, was a legendary jazz drummer before him, and Tommy is a product of both nurture and ...