Jan 25, 2007 11:55 AM

Sonny Rollins has won the Polar Music Prize Award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

“Rollins has elevated the…

Jan 25, 2007 11:48 AM

Guitarist James Blood Ulmer is recording his new album at Piety Street Studios in New Orleans and the disc features a…

Jan 24, 2007 5:45 AM

Trumpeter Dave Douglas will work with Boston’s New England Conservatory students during a residency from Jan. 30–Feb.…

Jan 24, 2007 5:37 AM

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will premiere saxophonist Ted Nash’s composition, “Portrait…

Jan 24, 2007 5:30 AM

Singer Carol Welsman, a Toronto native living in Los Angeles, has signed to Justin Time Records. She is returning to…

Jan 16, 2007 11:10 AM

Pianist Hiromi Uehara (who usually just goes by her first name) will release her Time Control (Telarc) on March 27.

Jan 16, 2007 11:04 AM

A DVD featuring rarely seen performances of The Bill Evans Trio will be released on Jan. 30.

The DVD, The Oslo…

Jan 16, 2007 11:00 AM

Blues guitarist Albert King will be the subject of a memorial tribute to be held at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theater,…

Jan 10, 2007 10:32 AM

Saxophonist Ken Vandermark’s Vandermark 5 quintet will hit 11 cities across North America in February in support of its…

Jan 10, 2007 10:25 AM

Concord will release the fifth edition of its Rudy Van Gelder remasters from the Prestige vaults on Feb. 6.

The…