Feb 22, 2022 1:31 PM
Russian Jazz Star Igor Butman Celebrates 60 in Style
Former President Bill Clinton has called him “my favorite living saxophone player.” Wynton Marsalis, a longtime…
Igor Butman played two huge concerts in Russia to celebrate his birthday.
Feb 22, 2022 1:31 PM
Former President Bill Clinton has called him “my favorite living saxophone player.” Wynton Marsalis, a longtime…
A formidable front line in Anzio: Camille Thurman (left), Sylwester Ostrowski, Igor Butman, Freddie Hendrix and Alexander Beets.
Jul 20, 2021 4:15 PM
On a Thursday night in early July, as the sun was beginning to set over the charming fishing port of Anzio on the West…
A cavalcade of stars will be performing on Friday, April 30.
Apr 27, 2021 11:04 AM
The 10th annual International Jazz Day will be celebrated Friday, April 30, and this year’s event promises to be more…
Vocalist Dianne Reeves is among the jazz stars who will take part in an April 30 live-streamed concert to celebrate International Jazz Day.
May 1, 2020 8:46 AM
Vocalist Dianne Reeves, guitarist John Scofield, organist Joey DeFrancesco and saxophonist Igor Butman are among the…
Wynton Marsalis and Jazz At Lincoln Center are set to host their annual gala online.
Apr 14, 2020 3:50 PM
In a profound improvisational act, Jazz At Lincoln Center is set to host its annual gala online.
Streaming from…
Trumpeter Till Brönner (left) performs with saxophonist Igor Butman and his large ensemble, the Moscow Jazz Orchestra, during the third annual Jazz Across Borders conference in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dec 4, 2019 2:36 PM
Local musicians met jazz promoters from around the globe and bridges were built at the third annual Jazz Across…
The Mussorgsky Jazz Orchestra is one of many bands that has played at the Jazz Across Borders conference in St. Petersburg, Russia. The third annual edition will be held Nov. 15–16.
Nov 5, 2019 4:26 PM
The third annual Jazz Across Borders conference will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 15–16. The event will…
Vocalist Lizz Wright performs April 30 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.
Apr 20, 2020 10:22 AM
Acknowledgments of Australia’s indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were peppered throughout the…
Russian saxophonist Igor Butman is set to perform at the Jazz Across Borders forum&festival gala with
Oct 29, 2018 10:10 AM
The second installment of the Jazz Across Borders forum&festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, is set for Nov. 16-17 as…
Drummer Sasha Mashin recently issued his leader debut on the newly founded Rainy Days Records.
Jun 29, 2018 2:38 PM
The Moscow jazz scene marks its 95th anniversary this year and currently is potent enough to sustain four jazz clubs…
Ben Williams (left), Oleg Butman and James Morrison perform in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the April 30 celebration of International Jazz Day.
Oct 26, 2018 4:45 PM
Amplifying cultural exchange and diplomacy more than igniting heated sociopolitical debates has become an unspoken rule…
Kurt Elling will participate in the Jazz Across Borders conference in Russia.
Oct 26, 2017 8:36 PM
Jazz Across Borders, the first international jazz forum and festival in Russia, will be held on Nov. 17–18 in St.…
