Jan 13, 2026 1:57 PM
Nik Bärtsch: The Community of Groove
Nik Bärtsch cuts an imposing figure on stage. He’s unmistakable with his soul patch, shaven head and black attire.…
“We thought it’s important that Ronin has a new statement,” said Nik Bärtsch of his band’s latest album, Spin. “The sound is differently produced, so it reflects more of who we are.”
Jan 13, 2026 1:57 PM
Nik Bärtsch cuts an imposing figure on stage. He’s unmistakable with his soul patch, shaven head and black attire.…
Actor and jazz advocate Wendell Pierce delivers the keynote address at this year’s Jazz Congress on Jan. 7 in New York. “This music was born of the contradiction of a people creating beauty out of pain,” he said.
Jan 13, 2026 11:30 AM
“The Jazz Olympics,” one attendee called it. Indeed, the first full week of January 2026 is the most event-packed…
Vibraphonist Chuck Redd found himself in the midst of a political firestorm after canceling his gig Dec. 24 at the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center.
Jan 6, 2026 2:32 AM
The Board of Trustees at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Dec. 18 to rename the…
Rachel Therrien’s Latin Jazz Project will play at this year’s JEN Conference.
Jan 6, 2026 1:49 AM
If the New Year is a time of resolutions, of renewed commitments, the jazz industry wastes no time in holding its…
Vocalist Tyreek McDole performs during last year’s jazzahead!
Jan 6, 2026 1:27 AM
From its humble beginnings in 2006, jazzahead! has developed into the world’s leading international trade fair,…
Souvik Dutta calls Abstract Logix his side hustle, one that allows him to work with some of the greatests fusion artists in the world.
Jan 6, 2026 1:01 AM
Growing up in Calcutta, Souvik Dutta had the usual exposure to Indian classical music in his home. “From the time I…
Kirk Whalum Songs of Change will perform during this year’s Tucson Jazz Festival.
Jan 5, 2026 11:49 PM
Each year, the HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival expands the experience of jazz throughout the Tucson community. This…
“That silky tone, the tonal clarity. It’s like hearing a relative’s voice; you know it immediately,” Wilson said of Kenny Burrell.
Dec 30, 2025 1:01 PM
The first-ever live DownBeat Blindfold Test at September’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival was also the…
“We started seeing something that’s not completely right, he had a cold, he was crying more,” Sivan said of his baby son’s cancer.
Dec 30, 2025 12:56 PM
Heart Thieves, the new album from guitarist Rotem Sivan, is named well. This lush record, and the moving story behind…
“Maybe I would have been more famous had I joined Woody’s band in 1976, but I could not possibly have had a more fulfilled life,” says Shelly Berg.
Dec 30, 2025 12:47 PM
“I would love for playing the piano and writing music to be my day job,” Shelly Berg says, having never stopped…
