Apr 20, 2020 11:00 AM
WWOZ’s Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival Runs Through May 3
WWOZ 90.7 FM in New Orleans is planning to stream Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival, running 11 a.m.–7 p.m.…
An archival performance of Allen Toussaint (1938–2015) is planned as part of Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival.
Apr 20, 2020 11:00 AM
WWOZ 90.7 FM in New Orleans is planning to stream Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival, running 11 a.m.–7 p.m.…
Vocalist Lizz Wright performs during International Jazz Day on April 30, 2019, at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.
Apr 20, 2020 10:20 AM
As large-scale public events and festivals move online, International Jazz Day—an annual event at the end of April…
Steve Lehman’s Xenakis And The Valedictorian is the first of Pi Recordings’ digital releases aimed at providing assistance to performers who have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 20, 2020 8:33 AM
Pi Recordings, the New York label focused on avant sounds for the past two decades, has hit pause on its regular…
Henry Grimes (1935–2020)
Apr 18, 2020 10:04 AM
Philadelphia-born bassist Henry Grimes, revered for his work alongside jazz titans, died April 15 at the age of 84,…
Bay Area nonprofit SFJAZZ announces a new CEO is set to begin June 15.
Apr 17, 2020 10:27 AM
SFJAZZ announced Thursday that Greg Stern would become CEO of the Bay Area nonprofit. His tenure is set to begin June…
“We don’t travel as much as we’d like yet,” Delfeayo Marsalis said. “But the guys in the band are committed to what we’re doing, and it’s taken a while for the concept to evolve.”
Apr 17, 2020 8:17 AM
It’s not hard to pinpoint why Delfeayo Marsalis’ New Orleans-based Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s recent release, Jazz…
An Ella Fitzgerald collection, The Complete Piano Duets (Verve), finds the vocalist exploring her rapport with a variety of pianists.
Apr 16, 2020 9:00 AM
Ella Fitzgerald mesmerized when she unleashed her virtuosic voice, especially when she engaged in quicksilver scats…
Lee Konitz performs at the Blue Note in New York City on Oct. 9, 2017.
Apr 15, 2020 9:06 PM
Chicago-born alto saxophonist Lee Konitz passed away April 15 at the age of 92. WBGO confirmed his death, adding that…
“It’s always been there,” multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jen Shyu said about a wave of vitriol aimed at Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. “These events, they’re just an excuse for people.”
Apr 15, 2020 8:47 AM
Jen Shyu is singing over the phone.
It’s a song based on a middle-school diary entry that describes her heart…
Wynton Marsalis and Jazz At Lincoln Center are set to host their annual gala online.
Apr 14, 2020 3:39 PM
In a profound improvisational act, Jazz At Lincoln Center is set to host its annual gala online.
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