Oct 7, 2025 4:21 PM
Pianist-Composer Jim McNeely: 1949–2025
Pianist Jim McNeely, one of the most distinguished large ensemble jazz composers of his generation, died Sept. 26 at…
Jim McNeely’s singular body of work had a profound and lasting influence on many of today’s top jazz composers in the U.S. and in Europe.
Oct 7, 2025 4:21 PM
Pianist Jim McNeely, one of the most distinguished large ensemble jazz composers of his generation, died Sept. 26 at…
Ryan Truesdell (left) and Jim McNeely give each other the Blindfold Test onstage at ISJAC 2022 in Austin, Texas.
Dec 6, 2022 12:46 PM
During this year’s International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers symposium in Austin, Texas, celebrated jazz…
John Scofield performs with the Danish Radio Big Band on Oct. 24 during the Umeå Jazzfestival, which ran Oct. 23-27 in Umeå, Sweden.
Nov 3, 2019 4:24 PM
Perched about 400 miles above Stockholm, the cultured university town of Umeå hosted its namesake festival, curated by…
Eric Allen and Dave Lisik chronicle the history of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra in their new book.
May 2, 2017 6:19 PM
Over the phone from his Chicago home, saxophonist-arranger Eric Allen related a recent discussion with New…
