Feb 11, 2025 11:30 AM
Collaborators & Friends of Zakir Hussain to Pay Tribute
A musical celebration of the life of tabla master Zakir Hussain will take place the evening of Feb. 28 in the sacred…
Tabla master Zakir Hussain (1951–2024) had a strong connection to Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
Feb 11, 2025 11:30 AM
A musical celebration of the life of tabla master Zakir Hussain will take place the evening of Feb. 28 in the sacred…
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We hope we’ve whetted your appetite for summer jazz studies. With so many options, you only need to decide what dates…
Joshua Breakstone’s Jazz Guitar Dream Experience takes campers all the way to Japan.
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For musicians with a passion for globe-trotting who seek something new and different in a jazz camp experience, there…
Jamming at the JazzWire Summer Summit.
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Ah, summertime. Breathe in those fresh summer breezes … and get to the woodshed to improve your chops! That’s…
“She said, ‘A lot of people are going to try and stop you,’” Sheryl Bailey recalls of the advice she received from jazz guitarist Emily Remler (1957–’90). “‘They’re going to say you slept with somebody, you’re a dyke, you’re this and that and the other. Don’t listen to them, and just keep playing.’”
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In the April 1982 issue of People magazine, under the heading “Lookout: A Guide To The Up and Coming,” jazz…
Cynthia Erivo and Herbie Hancock perform “Fly Me To The Moon” during a Grammy Awards tribute to Quincy Jones on Feb. 2.
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The jazz and blues community may not have been center stage for the majority of the 67th annual Grammy Award…
A host of jazz instrumentalists, vocalists and other entertainers will perform on Christian McBride’s World at Sea.
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Christian McBride has opened booking for guests to join his newest production, Christian McBride’s World at Sea,…
Some of the artists with recent releases on Mack Avenue, acquired by Exceleration Music.
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Exceleration Music, a music company dedicated to independent music, has acquired Mack Avenue Music Group, a jazz label…
“If you don’t keep learning, your mind slows down,” Coleman says. “Use it or lose it.”
Jan 28, 2025 11:38 AM
PolyTropos/Of Many Turns — the title for Steve Coleman’s latest recording on Pi and his 33rd album overall —…
Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio performs at Loove Labs Annex during Winter Jazzfest’s Brooklyn Marathon on Jan. 11.
Jan 28, 2025 11:33 AM
Brooklyn has long harbored a self-contained jazz (and broader music) scene of its own — but that’s not the subject…
