Sep 14, 2021 1:02 PM
DC Jazz Fest Triumphs
It was weeks off its usual schedule, cut back to a single weekend, yet the D.C. Jazz Festival, which held its 19th…
The crowds were as welcome a sight as the diverse lineup of artists who appeared on the 19th annual D.C. Jazz Festival’s multiple stages.
Sep 14, 2021 1:02 PM
It was weeks off its usual schedule, cut back to a single weekend, yet the D.C. Jazz Festival, which held its 19th…
Galactic will headline the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival.
Jul 13, 2021 4:21 PM
The jazz festival season for 2021 has certainly been a moving target, mostly for the good. With a host of late-breaking…
Regina Carter is set to explore the legacy of Ella Fitzgerald on Tuesday.
Jan 15, 2021 10:25 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Cousins James Carter and Regina Cater have reconnected during the pandemic.
Jul 21, 2020 8:55 AM
First came the coronavirus and then the killing of George Floyd, his neck fatally compressed under the knee of a…
Bassist Adi Meyerson is set to stream an Art Is Alive set Friday.
Jun 23, 2020 4:52 PM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Drummer Antonio Sánchez and vocalist Thana Alexa have reached a point of mutual influence.
Jun 3, 2020 5:00 PM
On a chilly January night in New York City, drummer-composer Antonio Sánchez plays a full-body phrase. He hangs back…
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…
Violinist Regina Carter is the artistic director of New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s fifth annual all-female jazz residency.
Jun 14, 2018 1:50 PM
Violinist Regina Carter will helm the upcoming all-female jazz residency, hosted by the New Jersey Performing Arts…
Dizzy Gillespie (left) and Ella Fitzgerald were subjects of a star-studded tribute at the Hollywood Bowl on July 19.
Jul 21, 2017 4:27 PM
The city of Hollywood enjoyed a great summer breeze and the Los Angeles Philharmonic offered up a crowd-pleasing gem of…
Regina Carter performs at the 2017 DuPont Clifford Jazz Festival, which ran from June 21-–24 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Jun 27, 2017 3:55 PM
Danilo Pérez, Somi and Regina Carter headlined the 29th edition of the DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, which ran…
Adel Gonzáles (left), Orlando “Maraca” Valle, Yandy Martinez, Sixto Llorente and Héctor Quintana perform at the International Jazz Day Global Concert at the Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso in Havana, Cuba, on April 30.
May 10, 2017 12:38 PM
After engaging with Marcus Miller’s popping electric bass ostinato, Ambrose Akinmusire’s piquant trumpet harmonies…
Herbie Hancock (left) and Igor Butman shake hands after their performance during the International Jazz Day 2015 Global Concert at UNESCO on April 30, 2015, in Paris, France.
Apr 30, 2017 9:56 PM
The sixth annual International Jazz Day will be celebrated worldwide on Sunday, April 30, and, just as in years past,…
Regina Carter will release Ella: Accentuate The Positive, a tribute to vocal legend Ella Fitzgerald, on April 21.
Apr 4, 2017 4:11 PM
April marks the centennial anniversary of the birth of Ella Fitzgerald, an artist whose musical savvy and joyous…
