Jun 8, 2021 1:05 PM
Shemekia Copeland, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram Lead Blues Awards Winners
The blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42nd Blues Music Awards on June 6.
This year’s…
Shemekia Copeland
Jun 8, 2021 1:05 PM
The blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42nd Blues Music Awards on June 6.
This year’s…
Resonance Records’ Sonny Rollins album, Rollins In Holland, will be available as part of Record Store Day Black Friday (Nov. 27). The album’s packaging includes many photos, including this shot of bassist Ruud Jacobs (left) and Rollins performing on May 5, 1967.
Nov 30, 2020 10:06 AM
For vinyl collectors, the day after Thanksgiving traditionally has been a time to rush to a local independent retailer…
John Beasley earned Grammy nominations in multiple categories, including Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.
Jan 8, 2021 3:57 PM
Big band leaders John Beasley and Maria Schneider, pianist Gerald Clayton, trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah and…
Bettye LaVette wanted to push up the release of her version of “Strange Fruit” to coincide with the recent wave of social justice protests.
Aug 25, 2020 3:04 PM
Bettye LaVette loathed Billie Holiday’s famous protest song, “Strange Fruit,” when she first heard it. She…
Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tony Bennett performs at “A Great Night in Harlem,” the 17th annual Jazz Foundation of America gala concert, held April 4 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Apr 11, 2019 3:40 PM
Every April, a handful of artists find themselves center stage at the Apollo Theater in front of gold-painted balconies…
Bettye LaVette is set to headline June 8 at the Chicago Blues Festival.
Mar 4, 2019 6:19 PM
Blues is a feeling, and it’ll be in ample supply June 7–9 as the Chicago Blues Festival returns for its 36th…
Vocalist and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant is among the nominees for the 61st annual Grammy Awards.
Dec 7, 2018 4:15 PM
Trumpeter/bandleader John Daversa, vocalists Kurt Elling and Cécile McLorin Salvant, pianist Brad Mehldau, saxophonist…
Mavis Staples’ July 27 concert is part of the Out of Space concert series presented by the venue SPACE, located north of Chicago.
Jul 16, 2018 11:46 AM
Any organization that marks 10 successful years in the music business deserves a party. The music venue SPACE…
Bettye LaVette interprets 12 Bob Dylan songs on her album Things Have Changed.
May 11, 2018 1:31 PM
A few years ago, singer Bettye LaVette was backstage at a festival in Italy and found herself walking about 50 feet…
Bettye LaVette’s new album, Things Have Changed, contains interpretations of 12 Bob Dylan tunes.
Dec 13, 2017 8:51 PM
On March 30, Verve Records will release soul singer Bettye LaVette’s new album, Things Have Changed, which is a…
Dee Alexander performs at the Women In Jazz Leadership Initiative concert in Chicago on March 10. (Photo: Lauren Deutsch)
Mar 21, 2017 5:36 PM
March is national Women’s History Month. It’s an occasion to commemorate the role of women in the political,…
