All About Jazz is celebrating Doc Cheatham's birthday today! One of the very last survivors of the early days of jazz, trumpeter Adolphus “Doc" Cheatham attracted attention from the historically- ...

How many dozens of times did I hear Doc Cheatham play his trumpet over the years? I couldn’t tell you when the first time was, but I will never forget the last. In May 1997 he played the old Iridium, ...