Nov 9, 2021 10:59 AM
Melanie Charles: The Advocate as Remixer as Jazz Artist
As a singer, flutist, beat-maker, remixer and conceptualist, Melanie Charles saturates Ya’ll Don’t (Really) Care…
Melanie Charles brings the value, art and love of Black women to the forefront.
Nov 9, 2021 10:59 AM
As a singer, flutist, beat-maker, remixer and conceptualist, Melanie Charles saturates Ya’ll Don’t (Really) Care…
Cellist Hank Roberts has returned to New York to embark on projects with old friends.
Nov 9, 2021 10:56 AM
At the cusp of the 1970s, when Hank Roberts was a high school student in Terre Haute, Indiana, he aspired to be a jazz…
Martino dazzled as a player and demonstrated amazing resilience in overcoming life’s challenges.
Nov 2, 2021 12:45 PM
Jazz guitarist Pat Martino passed away Nov. 1 at age 77 following a long illness.
Known for his incredible guitar…
Esperanza Spalding performing with the San Francisco Symphony.
Nov 2, 2021 12:40 PM
San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall is located across the street from the War Memorial Opera House and a block…
Benito Gonzalez
Nov 2, 2021 12:35 PM
With a myriad of perspectives to draw on as a Venezuelan-born, New York-based jazz pianist, Benito Gonzalez considers…
Judy Wexler
Nov 2, 2021 12:30 PM
Inspiration can come from unlikely sources. When COVID forced the shutdown of live performances, Judy Wexler decided to…
Charles Lloyd leads his quartet at the Lobero Theater. From left, Gerald Clayton, Lloyd, Reuben Rogers and Justin Brown.
Oct 26, 2021 12:08 PM
Charles Lloyd belongs to an ever-narrowing elite club of influential jazz veterans who have managed to carry their…
Wayne Shorter, Kris Davis and Danilo Peréz
Oct 26, 2021 12:06 PM
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Kris Davis and pianist Danilo Peréz have each received the 2021 Doris Duke Artist…
Craig Taborn, sound surfer
Oct 26, 2021 12:04 PM
The concept is simple, yet a little crazy … as in, fun.
Keyboardist and composer Craig Taborn has created a new…
Daniel Rosenboom, founder of Orenda Records, performs at the Angel City Jazz Festival.
Oct 26, 2021 11:28 AM
Entering its 13th year, the Angel City Jazz Festival has become a regular October institution in Los Angeles, a…
