Nov 19, 2002 4:15 AM

Bassist Stanley Clarke is preparing to hit the road touring as he gets ready for the release of his first solo record…

Nov 5, 2002 9:53 AM

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that saxophonist Jimmy Heath, percussionist Elvin Jones and vocalist…

Oct 29, 2002 9:34 AM

On October 31, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will proclaim it “Illinois Jacquet Day” in the City of New York. The…

Oct 29, 2002 6:16 AM

The William Paterson University Jazz Room Series continues the celebration of its 25th anniversary season with a…

Oct 29, 2002 6:04 AM

The first St. Martin Gourmet-Jazz Festival will celebrate music and the culinary arts in a uniquely St. Martin fashion…

Oct 23, 2002 8:12 AM

Mosaic Records has released The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions in celebration of the guitarist’s…

Oct 23, 2002 8:02 AM

A landmark jazz recording recently reached a landmark of its own as the Recording Industry Association of America…

Oct 23, 2002 8:02 AM

The 2002 edition of “A Patch of Fertile Ground,” a genre-blending festival of jazz and other forms of improvised music…

Oct 10, 2002 7:14 AM

Billed as “A Great Night In Harlem,” the Jazz Foundation of America’s second annual benefit supported an even…

Oct 10, 2002 7:12 AM

Trumpeter Theodore “Fats” Navarro died more than a half century ago at the tender age of 26. He was buried in an…