Jul 20, 2017 3:12 PM
Art Ensemble of Chicago Reunites in Norway
The Kongsberg Jazz Festival, held every summer in an otherwise sleepy silver mining town about 90 minutes from Oslo,…
Roscoe Mitchell of the Art Ensemble of Chicago performs during the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Oslo, Norway, on July 7.
Jul 20, 2017 3:12 PM
The Kongsberg Jazz Festival, held every summer in an otherwise sleepy silver mining town about 90 minutes from Oslo,…
Dan Weiss (left), Rudresh Mahanthappa and Rez Abbasi of the Indo-Pak Coalition will release a new album, Agrima, on Oct. 17.
Jul 19, 2017 3:18 PM
Several of the most acclaimed, innovative artists in jazz will release albums in the next few months. Running the…
Dr. Warrick L. Carter (1942–2017)
Jul 19, 2017 1:30 PM
Dr. Warrick L. Carter, an acclaimed music educator who served at numerous educational institutions—including Columbia…
Members of A Tribe Called Quest. The hip-hop collective performed at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago on July 15.
Jul 19, 2017 11:36 AM
With as diverse a lineup as ever, the 13th-annual Pitchfork Music Festival was held at Union Park in Chicago. It’s…
The progressive rock band King Crimson concludes its concert at the Montreal Jazz Festival on July 3.
Jul 19, 2017 10:47 AM
Of all the venues that present concerts during the Montreal Jazz Festival, none is more intimate than the 425-seat…
Jon Batiste & Stay Human lead a second line through the crowd during the 2017 Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World Festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on July 8 in New York City.
Jul 18, 2017 5:43 PM
In 1943, before the phenomenon of bebop held the jazz world in thrall, Louis Armstrong remained one of the music’s…
The band LoFi, featuring saxophonist Laura Toxvaerd (right), performs during the Copenhagen Jazz Fest.
Jul 18, 2017 11:15 AM
The 10-day Copenhagen Jazz Festival has been happening every July since 1979, completely taking over this Danish…
Kurt Rosenwinkel performs during the Funchal Jazz Festival in Madeira, Portugal.
Jul 18, 2017 9:11 AM
The Funchal Jazz Festival, which transpires annually in the capital city of Madeira, a Portuguese island about 250…
Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa from The Buena Vista Social Club.
Jul 17, 2017 10:13 AM
It begins with a mention of the late Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuba’s 1959 revolution. Thus, the sides are drawn,…
Joe Fields (1929–2017)
Jul 14, 2017 3:19 PM
Joe Fields, a driving force in the jazz music business for over 50 years, passed away on July 12. He was 88 years old.…
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