Oct 6, 2026 12:55 PM
Exceptional Programming Returns to Monterey Jazz Fest
After two years of flux following the departure of artistic director Tim Jackson, the 2026 Monterey Jazz Festival…
Camille Thurman took to the stage alongside bassist Kenny Davis and drummer Tommy Campbell for a rendition of Johnny Mercer’s “I’m An Old Cowhand” that recalled Rollins’ epochal 1957 trio outing Way Out West.
(Photo: Michael Jackson)Oct 6, 2026 1:33 PM
As emcee Mark Ruffin noted at the commencement of an epic tribute to saxophonist Sonny Rollins at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, on…
Herbie Hancock, left, and Ron Carter performed as a duo at this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival.
Oct 6, 2026 12:55 PM
After two years of flux following the departure of artistic director Tim Jackson, the 2026 Monterey Jazz Festival…
“I’m not going to create a powerful performance by overpowering the audience,” Okazaki explained. “I’m going to create a powerful performance by maintaining interest in what’s going to happen next.”
Oct 6, 2026 12:40 PM
Like much of the United States, New York officially marked the nation’s semiquincentennial in July with grandiose…
Tomeka Reid’s In Tribute To Ellington could easily have made everyone happy by simply playing Duke’s music, but she took a more challenging route.
Oct 6, 2026 12:35 PM
If you scanned the lineup for the 20th edition of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, which took place Sept. 25–26, you’d…
Scott Robinson, shown here in “The Lab,” will play a recording of the first movement from his long-term project Reach For Tomorrow on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Hunter College in Manhattan.
Sep 29, 2026 11:41 AM
What would a 200-piece orchestra including three contrabass saxophones, five tarogatos, solovox, bass marimba, electric…
Alto saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins has been named a 2026 MacArthur fellow.
Sep 29, 2026 11:30 AM
Immanuel Wilkins, an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and Blue Note recording artist based in Brooklyn, New York,…
Lalah Hathaway entranced fans at this year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
Sep 29, 2026 11:20 AM
Reinforcing modern jazz’s interaction with other genres associated with Black American music remains a hallmark of…
Herbie Hancock and jazz impresario Darlene Chan were honored at a September gala in support of the L.A. jazz club Sam First.
Sep 29, 2026 10:58 AM
In 1968, Geordie Hormel purchased the 22,000-square-foot Masonic Temple in West Los Angeles for $125,000. He was the…
“It was just that suddenly … I could hear it,” Ravi Coltrane said of an epiphany he experienced during his late teens regarding his father’s music. “And it was almost like a calling, like something saying, ‘Hey, man, come on. It’s time to get serious.’ And the first time you really tune in and dial in and focus like that, it can be very life-changing.”
Sep 22, 2026 1:39 PM
Editor’s Note: Tomorrow, Sept. 23, is the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth. In honor of the tenor and…
Record producer Bob Thiele’s classic photo that became the cover of John Coltrane’s landmark album A Love Supreme.
Sep 22, 2026 1:36 PM
A tribute to John Coltrane is one thing, but there is much more to the iconic saxophonist’s 100th anniversary…
Zuraitis explores the full gamut of a love affair on The Devil I Knew.
Sep 22, 2026 12:31 PM
On The Devil I Knew (La Reserve; ★★★★ 77:32), Nicole Zuraitis has written a five-part album that combines many…
