May 5, 2025 10:20 PM
Industry Pros from 60 Countries Feast on jazzahead! Spread in Bremen, Germany
Bremen, Germany, is certainly not one of the most likely spots for the world’s largest annual jazz industry…
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock (left) performs “Chameleon” at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with Elena Pinderhughes, Oran Etkin, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, Etienne Charles, Tomoaki Baba, Tia Fuller and Nils Landgren.
(Photo: Courtesy UNESCO)May 5, 2025 11:28 PM
This year’s edition of International Jazz Day served as its most peculiar chapter so far as jazz luminaries from various regions of the globe — including the U.S., Panama,…
Concert images from this year’s jazzahead! conference, clockwise from top left: Schubert NOW, Nils Kugelmann Trio, Kasiva Mutua, Benjamin Jephta Sextet.
May 5, 2025 10:20 PM
Bremen, Germany, is certainly not one of the most likely spots for the world’s largest annual jazz industry…
“We’re part of the British jazz scene, but we don’t play London jazz,” says Knats bassist Stan Woodward. “We play Newcastle jazz.”
May 5, 2025 10:07 PM
Let’s get one thing perfectly clear: Though Knats currently live in London, they do not play London jazz. They’re…
Modern Warrior LIVE is trumpeter, educator and humanitarian Dominick Farinacci’s most ambitious multidisciplinary work to date.
May 5, 2025 9:56 PM
Cleveland-born trumpeter, humanitarian and educator Dominick Farinacci has spotlighted mental health, social impact and…
In her role at SFJAZZ, Armand will oversee all aspects of the non-profit organization’s business functions.
May 5, 2025 9:26 PM
The SFJAZZ Board of Trustees has appointed Gabrielle Armand as the new chief executive officer of the non-profit jazz…
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
“It’s my hope that this song cycle brings about a sense of connection and shared experience,” says Rondi Charleston about her new project with Fred Hersch.
Apr 29, 2025 11:27 AM
Projects produced during the pandemic are hardly in short supply. But few are as pointed, or as poignant, as Suspended…
“I am a musician born and raised in this country with the sound of the seas and landscapes that I carry with me,” says Giannouli of her Greek upbringing.
Apr 29, 2025 11:24 AM
While virtually unknown in the U.S., Tania Giannouli, born and based in Athens, stars as a genre-defying jazz piano…
Mathias Eick is a trumpeter of serious tone and substance.
Apr 29, 2025 11:08 AM
There’s something about ECM records. No matter who the artist is, they never seem to be in a hurry. Don’t mistake…
“It’s really nice to have some kind of vision and feel like it has come to life,” says Vasandani.
Apr 22, 2025 12:09 PM
It was just another week in the organically genre-blurry life of singer Sachal Vasandani. On a Tuesday night in…
The 2025 NEA Jazz Masters
Apr 22, 2025 12:02 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will…
