Newly-remastered SACD reissues of Eric Dolphy's albums for the Prestige label mark the 90th anniversary of his birth. The recording sessions that Eric Dolphy led in the last four years of his life ...

Manila: Filipinos learned a lot of lessons in life after the death of the country’s iconic comedian, Rodolfo Vera Quizon, or Dolphy, who wore his signature white suit with a red handkerchief, in his ...

Well, do you think you’re swinging?” I asked him. “Of course I think I’m swinging,” Dolphy replied. “As a matter of fact, I’m swinging so hard I don’t know what to do—it just moves me.” Chris DeVito, ...

The Heritage Park Memorial Chapel was briefly transformed into a comedy bar on Saturday, July 14 as comedians honored Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon Sr. during the last night of his wake. Comedian Brod Pete, ...

In his short life of only 36 years, jazz musician and band leader Eric Dolphy made quite a mark on the world of jazz. He was lauded for his skills on the alto saxophone, bass clarinet, and the flute, ...

Unlike Ornette Coleman—who wanted to blow orthodox jazz form out of the water—John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy initially worked to change the system from within, making music that fit the jazz standards ...

Why is the late Comedy King Dolphy not yet a National Artist? That was one of the questions raised when the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) recently announced it was going to pay ...

COMEDY king Dolphy fought the good fight to survive his many illnesses last month but, just as it appeared that he was on his way to recovery, he expired shortly before his 84th birthday. He left not ...

Legendary Filipino comedic actor Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr., better known as Dolphy and the Philippines' King of Comedy, died Tuesday after a four-year battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Seven months before his 1964 masterwork Out to Lunch! Dolphy recorded a pair of sessions with producer Alan Douglas. Critic Kevin Whitehead says this reissue is long overdue. This is FRESH AIR. In ...