Mar 8, 2022 12:49 PM
NEA To Honor Jazz Masters March 31
The National Endowment for the Arts 2022 NEA Jazz Masters will be honored March 31 in collaboration with SFJAZZ at the…
Mar 8, 2022 12:49 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts 2022 NEA Jazz Masters will be honored March 31 in collaboration with SFJAZZ at the…
Mar 8, 2022 12:47 PM
Mack Avenue Music Group has signed Joey Alexander. The pianist’s label debut, Origin — his first album of all…
Mar 1, 2022 2:05 PM
What does the blues mean to Kenny Wayne Shepherd?
“Blues to me represents healing and celebration,” he said.…
Mar 1, 2022 2:00 PM
Blue Note/UMe will release Come Away With Me: 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition on April 29. The 44-track…
Mar 1, 2022 12:13 PM
During its prior 42 editions, Bergamo Jazz — situated in a medieval city of 120,000 souls an hour northeast from…
Mar 1, 2022 12:04 PM
In an era when contemporary jazz is largely available via streaming services and the historic music of beboppers and…
Feb 22, 2022 11:58 AM
Alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin continues her upward arc on the heels of her stunning 2020 release Pursuance: The…
Feb 22, 2022 11:49 AM
For anyone (make that all of us) who are just plain done with this pandemic, here’s a prediction: Jazz camps will go…
Feb 22, 2022 11:42 AM
Former President Bill Clinton has called him “my favorite living saxophone player.” Wynton Marsalis, a longtime…
Feb 22, 2022 11:38 AM
The morning after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, trumpeter Charlie Sepúlveda looked around his town of…