Apr 10, 2006 12:06 PM

The newest album from Frank Kimbrough, Play, will be released on May 16, on Palmetto Records. Touted as “spontaneous…

Apr 10, 2006 12:05 PM

On Thursday, April 27, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will kick off one big party at the Foundation Gala,…

Apr 10, 2006 12:03 PM

In an attempt to rekindle the traditional jam session, Vandoren and HotHouse conducted the first Vando Jam in Chicago…

Apr 1, 2006 12:19 PM

Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, a quintessential hard bop saxophonist who was a living connection to the greatest…

Mar 24, 2006 8:49 AM

The Rudy Van Gelder Remasters series debuted on Prestige on March 21, when 10 CDs newly remastered by original engineer…

Mar 24, 2006 6:51 AM

Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Ill., has released the schedule for its Jazz in June Festival, June 15-18. A…

Mar 24, 2006 6:50 AM

On April 4, Hyena Records willl release Brotherman In The Fatherland, a never before released concert recording of…

Mar 24, 2006 6:48 AM

The River In Reverse, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint’s new album—seven songs from Toussaint’s catalog; five newly…

Mar 24, 2006 6:47 AM

The SFJAZZ Collective released its second album on Nonesuch on March 14, SFJAZZ Collective 2.

The group, under the…

Mar 3, 2006 11:00 AM

Guitarist Pat Martino will be celebrating the release of his new album, Remember – A Tribute To Wes Montgomery with a…