MSU jazz studies director Rodney Whitaker was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in September.

Born on the east side of Detroit and now living in Lansing, Rodney Whitaker, 57, an internationally known jazz bassist, was being inducted as an esteemed member of the organization. The director ...

But also keep it as free as the freest jazz conception." Save for a pair of co-led albums with bassist Rodney Whitaker, it's been more than two decades since master drummer Carl Allen released an ...

Mosaic; Unknown Ballad; Claxilever; Katie’s Tune; Moonscape; Ray-Dias; Still Life With Tuba; Sloe Gin Fizz; Stargazer; Sunday Special.

In a fun session on the environment, Whitaker, a Padma Shri awardee, described himself as a hunter-turned-wildlife conservationist. He opened the talk with a song that featured names of several ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A historic, nearly 99-year-old, English Tudor-style building at Academy Street and West Michigan Avenue is ...