Sep 4, 2019 3:21 PM
Chicago Jazz Festival Propelled by Ambitious Performances
Epic and epochal performances defined the 41st annual Chicago Jazz Festival, which ran Aug. 29-Sept. 1 at Millennium…
Miguel Zenón and Melissa Aldana perform Sunday at the Chicago Jazz Festival with Latino-America Unida, a new collective that also included drummer Antonio Sánchez, bassist Ricky Rodriguez and pianist David Virelles.
Sep 4, 2019 3:21 PM
Epic and epochal performances defined the 41st annual Chicago Jazz Festival, which ran Aug. 29-Sept. 1 at Millennium…
Danilo Pérez helms a big band on Aug. 30 during the Detroit Jazz Festival.
Sep 4, 2019 2:15 PM
The 40th annual Detroit Jazz Festival over Labor Day weekend was a smorgasbord of style, spanning Detroit blues, North…
Released in conjunction with a companion video series, Roxy Coss’ Quintet draws from her entire catalog and ranks as the the follow-up to The Future Is Female, the bandleader’s provocative response to the 2016 elections.
Sep 4, 2019 9:46 AM
Though she’s only 33, saxophonist Roxy Coss already has made her mark as a bandleader, while becoming a torchbearer…
Rudy Royston leads his own uniquely assembled ensembles, and it’s pretty likely that you’ve heard his drumming on recordings by folks like Dave Douglas and Linda May Han Oh.
Sep 3, 2019 9:25 AM
Growing up in Colorado, drummer Rudy Royston kept busy, playing in church four nights a week and exploring the local…
Playing with European guitarists indebted to Django Reinhardt stuck with saxophonist James Carter.
Aug 30, 2019 9:00 AM
On a temperate night in April 2017, James Carter was veering dangerously close to the intemperate. Jamming with other…
The Octave Remastered Series aims to fortify the legacy of pianist Erroll Garner (1921-1977).
Aug 29, 2019 9:38 AM
Initially released in 1961 on his own Octave Records, Erroll Garner’s Dreamstreet opens an ambitious Mack Avenue…
Julia A. Miller (left) and Elbio Barilari run Chicago’s Delmark Records.
Aug 29, 2019 9:00 AM
After six decades as the overachieving offspring of founder Bob Koester, Delmark Records was purchased in May 2018 by…
Pianist Fred Hersch and bassist John Hébert perform Aug. 25 during the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Manhattan.
Aug 28, 2019 11:36 AM
In the early 1950s, bebop pioneer Charlie Parker lived in a townhouse on Manhattan’s Avenue B, bordering Tompkins…
Los Angeles-based Alex Hahn performs at the first Michael Brecker International Saxophone Competition, which was held at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in Eliat, Israel.
Aug 28, 2019 10:48 AM
Los Angeles-based Alex Hahn took top honors on Monday at the inaugural edition of the Michael Brecker International…
David Jahnke (left) of Hal Leonard and NAMM President/CEO Joe Lamond perform during a NAMM event in Nashville.
Aug 28, 2019 10:45 AM
When you say the phrase “career in music,” many people automatically think of recording and touring artists.…
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