Nov 27, 2006 8:35 AM

Singer Anita O’Day died on Nov. 23 in Los Angeles as she was recovering from pneumonia. She was 87.

Born in Chicago as…

Nov 22, 2006 6:46 AM

UCLA Live will celebrate Kenny Burrell’s 75th birthday with a concert at the campus’ Royce Hall on Dec. 2. The…

Nov 22, 2006 6:40 AM

Legendary R&B singer Ruth Brown died on Friday in Las Vegas. She was 78. The cause of her death was attributed to…

Nov 17, 2006 11:11 AM

Miles Davis’ seminal fusion album, Bitches Brew will be performed in its entirety at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall,…

Nov 17, 2006 10:58 AM

The Monterey Jazz Festival is now accepting applications for its third annual Next Generation Festival. This Monterey,…

Nov 17, 2006 10:56 AM

Bassist Alain Perez will release his upcoming disc En El Aire (AYVA) in January 2007. The 29-year-old musician, who…

Nov 15, 2006 10:57 AM

The Monterey Jazz Festival is now accepting applications for its third annual Next Generation Festival. This Monterey,…

Nov 15, 2006 10:52 AM

New York’s Tribeca Performing Arts Center will present the recent finalists in the Thelonious Monk Institute’s jazz…

Nov 14, 2006 10:14 AM

Jazz at Lincoln Center is expanding its Essentially Ellington high school jazz band program. The program now has…

Nov 14, 2006 10:04 AM

A 90-minute documentary about composer Billy Strayhorn will debut on Feb. 6, 2007. Entitled Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life…