The name of Adderley is one of the most famous in postwar jazz. But Nathaniel "Nat" Adderley, the cornettist and composer who has died aged 68, spent much of his life in the shadow of it, because he ...

The brothers Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto saxophone and Nat Adderley on cornet led one of the most popular bands of the 1960s. Cannonball had the higher profile, coming off his time with Miles ...

Trumpeter, composer and bandleader Nat Adderley redefined the idea of "brotherly love" in a musical context. He devoted most of his creative energies to the band fronted by his saxophone-playing ...

It’s hard to describe just how much Nat and Cannonball Adderley contributed to the development of modern jazz — it may be fair to say that jazz wouldn’t be the same today without them. And they spent ...

LAKELAND -- Jazz great Nat Adderley, brother to famed saxophonist Julian ''Cannonball'' Adderley, died Sunday morning at his home of complications from diabetes. He was 68. ''Everybody loved Nat,'' ...

From now on, Florida A&M University’s Institute for Research in Music and Entertainment Industry Studies will be known as The Julian "Cannonball" and Nat Adderley Music Institute. The honorary naming ...

Florida A&M University hosted a musical event in honor of two important figures in jazz history on Thursday evening. The university held a concert in honor of the Adderley brothers as it unveiled its ...

Nat Adderley may have spent a significant part of his career in the shadow of his better known older brother, the alto saxophonist Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, but he was always a major contributor ...

Fraternal partnerships are a frequent source of creative jazz inspiration. Reference the accomplishments of Montgomery brothers (Wes, Monk and Buddy) or those of the Jones clan (Elvin, Thad and Hank) ...