A few months ago, I read with interest a New York Times article a story about how a jazz pianist and a great American president’s lives coincided in a small bit of history. The article was called, The ...

Hampton Hawes recorded The Sermon a few days before he was sent to prison for five years on drug charges. The session remained imprisoned for much longer, only receiving a brief release after Hawes’ ...

Of course, we, as his relatives, did our best to overlook the tragedy and focus on how deeply he touched those around him. As reported by Hollie West of The Washington Post, on May 25, 1977, Hampton ...