Sep 30, 2025 11:56 AM
Sound & Gravity Presents Cutting-Edge Jazz, Experimental Music & More
Chicago is notorious for its meteorological extremes, but the gods of weather gifted the city five straight days of…
“My music is about the human condition,” said Darius Jones in introducing his song “No More My Lord” at the inaugural Sound & Gravity Festival.
Sep 30, 2025 11:56 AM
Chicago is notorious for its meteorological extremes, but the gods of weather gifted the city five straight days of…
“Louisiana Fish Fry has been a staple in my kitchen since childhood,” said Troy Andrews.
Sep 30, 2025 11:35 AM
Louisiana Fish Fry, a leading manufacturer and distributor of authentic, Louisiana-inspired food products, has entered…
Always a sharp dresser, Farnsworth wears a pocket square given to him by trumpeter Art Farmer. “You need to look good if you want to hang around me,” Farmer told him.
Sep 23, 2025 11:12 AM
When he was 12 years old, the hard-swinging veteran drummer Joe Farnsworth had a fateful encounter with his idol Max…
“Who I am today is because of my experiences with the AACM,” Amina Claudine Myers said of the artist-led Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
Sep 23, 2025 11:04 AM
At 83 years young, pianist, organist, vocalist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers is just as active and…
Maria Schneider leads her orchestra through a thrilling set at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival.
Sep 23, 2025 11:01 AM
Sometimes words have more than one meaning, as in the lore about free-jazz. It usually surrounds the early work of…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt performed new music from his latest album, Woven, with vibraphonist Jalen Baker, drummer Jared Spears, bassist Leighton Harrell and guitarist Misha Mendelenko.
Sep 23, 2025 10:55 AM
It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful setting for an outdoor jazz festival than what Lake George, located in the…
George Mason Jazz Ensemble, dreamers all!
Sep 18, 2025 11:39 AM
Going to college to study music can be a daunting feat. Where should you go? How do you even think about getting in?…
“Make time and energy to meet people and make friends,” suggests Millie Ahearn, a student at DePaul University.
Sep 18, 2025 11:32 AM
For many students, the transition into a collegiate jazz program can feel overwhelming — new peers, unfamiliar…
Chuck Manning Works for NASA … and plays jazz.
Sep 18, 2025 11:23 AM
Congratulations! After years of study, you’ve earned your degree in jazz performance. But let’s face it: Making a…
“I’ve told students, ‘I don’t mind if you use AI for this or that project,’” says MIT’s Pascal Le Boeuf. “‘But you need to tell me.’”
Sep 18, 2025 11:14 AM
A standard joke when it comes to discussing artificial intelligence, or AI, is that it’s developing so rapidly that…
