Aug 9, 2022 2:49 PM
Blindfold Test: Marc Johnson
Bassist Marc Johnson says, “Rhythmically, a bassist has to perform very secure and confident phrases to really…
“This is right up my alley,” Marc Johnson said of a Gary Peacock cut.
Aug 9, 2022 2:49 PM
Bassist Marc Johnson says, “Rhythmically, a bassist has to perform very secure and confident phrases to really…
Newly inducted NEA Jazz Masters Stanley Clarke (left), Billy Hart and Donald Harrison Jr. at SFJAZZ Center on March 31.
Apr 5, 2022 4:57 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) formally inducted its four new Jazz Masters on the eve of Jazz Appreciation…
The 2022 NEA Jazz Masters
Mar 29, 2022 2:45 PM
All four of this year’s NEA Jazz Masters honorees — Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison Jr., Billy Hart and Cassandra…
This year’s honorees.
Mar 8, 2022 3:00 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts 2022 NEA Jazz Masters will be honored March 31 in collaboration with SFJAZZ at the…
French violinist Théo Ceccaldi performs with his ensemble, Freaks, during the Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital.
Nov 8, 2019 1:41 PM
On the penultimate evening of the 35th annual Belgrade Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 21-28 in the Serbian capital,…
Danilo Pérez helms a big band on Aug. 30 during the Detroit Jazz Festival.
Sep 4, 2019 9:13 PM
The 40th annual Detroit Jazz Festival over Labor Day weekend was a smorgasbord of style, spanning Detroit blues, North…
Sonny Rollins performs at the 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival.
Aug 19, 2019 11:57 AM
Robert McCabe, founder of the Montreux-Detroit International Jazz Festival—known since 2011 as the Detroit Jazz…
Pharoah Sanders perform during the first weekend of the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival, which ran Feb. 20–March 3 in Portland, Oregon.
Mar 8, 2019 10:04 AM
With both Blue Note and ECM records celebrating anniversaries this year, booking the lineup for any major jazz festival…
