May 29, 2024 12:08 PM
Riley Mulherkar: The Value of Slow Work
The first time trumpeter/composer Riley Mulherkar met his longtime mentor Wynton Marsalis, he was in the third grade.…
“If I just sit down and try to play a song all by myself, just tapping my foot, that’s going to be the best thing, because that’s the most honest and most true thing,” says Mulherkar in discussing his debut solo album.
May 29, 2024 12:08 PM
The first time trumpeter/composer Riley Mulherkar met his longtime mentor Wynton Marsalis, he was in the third grade.…
On Shadow, Wright has taken the words of vocalist Nina Simone to heart — that an artist must reflect her times.
May 21, 2024 1:34 PM
Twenty years ago, Lizz Wright emerged as an astounding new voice in music with her superb 2003 debut, Salt, spiced with…
Omar Sosa
May 21, 2024 1:10 PM
Music documentaries can come in a variety of shapes and sizes, as confirmed by this trio of highly inspired — and…
The Century Room in downtown Tucson, Arizona, was born in 2021.
May 21, 2024 12:58 PM
Players got to play. It’s long been a part of jazz history: When there’s a venue vacuum, when there are fewer…
The ‘Sassy Awards’ are open to solo vocalists who are not signed to a major record label.
May 21, 2024 12:43 PM
Applications are now being accepted for this year’s Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, open to solo…
Sanborn’s highly stylized playing and searing signature sound — frequently ornamented with thrill-inducing split-tones and bluesy bent notes — influenced generations of jazz and blues saxophonists.
May 14, 2024 3:13 PM
David Sanborn, the star alto saxophonist who masterfully straddled the realms of straightahead jazz, R&B, rock and…
Herbie Hancock demonstrated his ageless piano brilliance during the International Jazz Day main concert on April 30 in Tangier, Morocco.
May 14, 2024 12:27 PM
After a five-year hiatus from organizing a host city, International Jazz Day returned in full force this year in…
Snarky Puppy virtually tore the roof off the downtown venue Viru Keskus during its crowd-thrilling Jazzkaar Festival performance in April.
May 14, 2024 11:52 AM
The name of Estonia’s eight-day spring jazz festival, Jazzkaar, is a pun on an old word for “village party” as…
Brian Blade will serve as Artist-in-Residence at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival, to be held over Labor Day Weekend.
May 14, 2024 11:32 AM
The Detroit Jazz Festival has announced that this year’s lineup will include Artist-In-Residence Brian Blade, as well…
Laufey is among the ticket headliners scheduled to perform at this year’s Rochester International Jazz Festival.
May 7, 2024 2:18 PM
The 21st edition of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival will take place June 21–29 at 20 indoor and outdoor…
