Dec 1, 2006 5:30 AM

Producer George Avakian received the prestigious Django D’Or award at the Pavillon Baltard in Paris on Nov. 30.

Dec 1, 2006 5:24 AM

Alligator Records has signed rootsy soul singer/songwriter J.J. Grey and his band, Mofro. Grey’s Alligator debut, …

Dec 1, 2006 5:16 AM

Greenleaf Music will host a live discussion with Dave Douglas on its web site on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7:00 p.m.…

Nov 30, 2006 5:49 AM

Original members of Sun Ra’s Arkestra will get together to talk about the intergalactic traveler’s 1950s and ‘60s…

Nov 30, 2006 5:42 AM

Trumpeter Wayne Bergeron will release his debut on Concord Records, Plays Well With Others , on Jan. 7, 2007.

The disc…

Nov 28, 2006 6:21 AM

The fourth annual Panama Jazz Festival will be held in Panama City, Jan. 18–20, 2007. Along with festival organizer…

Nov 28, 2006 6:12 AM

The San Francisco based SFJAZZ octet has announced that trumpeter Dave Douglas will replace Nicholas Payton in its 2007…

Nov 27, 2006 8:39 AM

Blues singer and guitarist Robert Lockwood Jr. died on Nov. 21 of respiratory failure in Cleveland. He was 91.

Nov 27, 2006 8:35 AM

Singer Anita O’Day died on Nov. 23 in Los Angeles as she was recovering from pneumonia. She was 87.

Born in Chicago as…

Nov 22, 2006 6:46 AM

UCLA Live will celebrate Kenny Burrell’s 75th birthday with a concert at the campus’ Royce Hall on Dec. 2. The…