Aug 25, 2026 12:38 PM
Jeff Parker’s Sonic World
Guitarist Jeff Parker surprised himself when he saw his smile in the photo that became the cover of Happy Today…
“When we get together to play, to improvise, we’re just trying to make something fresh and all those influences and experiences that everybody has just comes out in a natural way,” says Jeff Parker of his ETA IVtet, from left, Josh Johnson, Jay Bellrose, Ana Butterss and Parker.
Aug 25, 2026 12:38 PM
Guitarist Jeff Parker surprised himself when he saw his smile in the photo that became the cover of Happy Today…
The Music Of Randy Weston captures three 1980s performances.
Aug 25, 2026 12:18 PM
Randy Weston: The Music Of Randy Weston (In + Out; ★★★★★ 198:48) This handsome boxed set, commemorating the…
“I tried to make a CD that I would like to listen to myself, so that there would be no walls between me and the listener,” Clara Haberkamp says of Love Maps.
Aug 25, 2026 12:10 PM
At the 2022 jazzahead! expo, the young pianist Clara Haberkamp played as one of about 35 showcase artists during the…
“The love from the jazz and music community restored my faith in humanity,” Walia wrote in an online post upon his release from detention at an ICE facility.
Aug 18, 2026 2:15 PM
Indian jazz guitarist and composer Pritesh Walia has been released after being unexpectedly detained by ICE and taken…
Oliver Jones’ debut album, Live At Biddle’s Jazz & Ribs, was recorded in 1983, the first release on the Montreal-based label Justin Time.
Aug 18, 2026 1:20 PM
The passing of Canadian treasure Oliver Jones on July 22, at the age of 91, has left a void in the Montreal jazz…
Linda May Han Oh gave one of the most joyful performances at this year’s Newport Jazz Festival.
Aug 18, 2026 12:18 PM
The 2026 Newport Jazz Festival once again confirmed its legacy as one of the most important jazz festivals in the…
This year’s Reykjavík Jazz Festival runs Aug. 25–30 in Iceland’s Capital Region.
Aug 18, 2026 12:04 PM
In late August, when skygazers across Reykjavík, Iceland, begin glimpsing the Aurora Borealis, the Nordic island’s…
Nicole Zuraitis performs at San Jose Jazz’s Summer Fest.
Aug 18, 2026 11:00 AM
It was a momentous weekend for San Jose Jazz, the 40-year-old presenting and educational non-profit, and its annual…
On The Blues Is My Biography, Branch employs far-reaching roots to advance the blues process of observation, reportage, assertion, transcendence.
Aug 11, 2026 1:21 PM
Has the blues world changed very much — or not at all — in the 100-some years since the music was first recorded?…
Percussionist Poncho Sanchez was among the artists scheduled to perform at the now-canceled inaugural LA Jazz Festival.
Aug 11, 2026 12:53 PM
The inaugural LA Jazz Festival, originally scheduled to run Aug. 7–23 with dozens of events across Los Angeles’…
