Mar 24, 2020 10:47 AM
Iowa City Celebrates 30 Years of Jazz
The Iowa City Jazz Festival will celebrate its 30th edition on the July 4 weekend, and the estimated audience of 25,000…
Pianist Craig Taborn leads his Daylight Ghosts Quartet at the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival.
Mar 24, 2020 10:47 AM
The Iowa City Jazz Festival will celebrate its 30th edition on the July 4 weekend, and the estimated audience of 25,000…
Guitarist Jeff Parker used the recording process to write material for his latest album, Suite For Max Brown (International Anthem).
Jan 29, 2020 1:20 PM
Jeff Parker is drinking black coffee on the back patio of a café within walking distance of his house in Altadena,…
Trumpeter Dave Douglas (second from left) convenes a new ensemble for ENGAGE, an album-length meditation on the current political moment.
Nov 21, 2019 1:42 PM
A stellar trumpeter who organically has straddled the inside-outside aesthetic for nearly 30 years, Dave Douglas…
Chick Corea’s Trilogy, which also includes bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, are set to play the 2019/20 Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago on Nov. 1.
Oct 7, 2019 9:40 AM
The 2019/2020 Symphony Center Presents Jazz series in Chicago is set to return Nov. 1.
During the past two-plus…
Saxophonist Melissa Aldana and her quartet pay tribute to artist Frida Kahlo on Visions. The ensemble is set to play the Jazz at the Logan series on April 5.
Jan 24, 2020 10:49 AM
Now in its seventh year, the Jazz at the Logan series offers programing that works to encompass a range of the jazz…
Seeing guitarist Jeff Parker perform sparked new ideas for drummer Makaya McCraven.
Jan 22, 2019 9:42 AM
Makaya McCraven uses various means to create and redirect energy, as evidenced on his latest album, Universal Beings…
Josh Johnson (left), Alex Boneham, Jay Bellerose and Jeff Parker perform at ETA in L.A.’s Highland Park neighborhood.
Jan 7, 2019 12:16 PM
When bassist Anna Butterss moved to Los Angeles in 2014, her plan was to stay for no more than a year. Her main draw to…
Aug 18, 2018 12:19 PM
Following Aretha Franklin’s death on Thursday, an outpouring of emotion and appreciation for her work washed over…
Jul 13, 2018 3:31 PM
Whether playing in all-star student bands, attending the Manhattan School of Music or leading the Le Boeuf Brothers…
