Jul 8, 2016 12:19 PM
Porter Launches Montreal Jazz Festival with Gospel Fervor
On Wednesday afternoon, I bumped into Gregory Porter, an unmistakable presence, in the elevator of the Hyatt Regency in…
Gregory Porter (left) and Emanuel Harrold perform on June 29, the opening night of the 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival.
Jul 8, 2016 12:19 PM
On Wednesday afternoon, I bumped into Gregory Porter, an unmistakable presence, in the elevator of the Hyatt Regency in…
Ola Kvernberg will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Molde Jazz Festival, which takes place from July 18–23 in Molde, Norway.
Jul 8, 2016 12:09 PM
The crown jewel of Norway’s rich and celebrated jazz festival season, the Molde Jazz Festival—aka Moldejazz—also…
Brad Mehldau (left) and Joshua Redman will release Nearness, their first album as a duo on Sept. 9.
Jul 8, 2016 11:59 AM
On Sept. 9, saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau will release Nearness, a selection of duets recorded…
Keefe Jackson (left) and Jason Adasiewicz perform as a duo during the Logan Square Arts Festival in Chicago on June 26.
Jul 8, 2016 11:38 AM
At Chicago’s annual Logan Square Arts Festival, among the rock, electronica, ambient and folk artists on the bill…
Kamasi Washington topped three categories in the DownBeat Critics Poll, including Jazz Album of the Year, for his three-disc set, The Epic.
Jul 1, 2016 3:13 PM
Acclaimed tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington, veteran pianist Randy Weston, inventive pianist/keyboardist Vijay Iyer…
Chick Corea (left), Christian McBride and Brian Blade perform during the Tri-C Jazz Festival in Cleveland on June 24.
Jul 1, 2016 3:03 PM
“Let’s get one thing out of the way,” pianist Chick Corea said before his trio’s performance at Cleveland’s…
Charles Lloyd will headline the 30th Annual Oslo Jazz Festival, which takes place August 14–20.
Jul 1, 2016 2:57 PM
The 30th Annual Oslo Jazz Festival will celebrate in style as it features returning artists as well as new talents…
Nels Cline will perform songs from his new album, Lovers, at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 31.
Jul 1, 2016 2:52 PM
On August 5, Blue Note will release guitarist Nels Cline’s ambitious double album Lovers, which features a 23-piece…
Joshua Henry, Brandon Victor Dixon, Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell, with Richard Riaz Yoder, in a scene from Shuffle Along.
Jul 1, 2016 2:37 PM
Jazz history, for the most part, has not been made on the musical stage. But Broadway is madly tapping its feet these…
Code Girl is a new vocal ensemble that performs songs by Mary Halvorson (pictured). The group appeared at the Jazz Gallery June 10–11.
Jul 1, 2016 2:20 PM
This year, in response to complaints about a lack of guitarists in its commissioned residency series, Manhattan’s…
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