Apr 21, 2016 3:10 PM
Stefon Harris’ Diverse Ambitions
Even though Stefon Harris hasn’t released an album since 2011’s Ninety Miles (Concord), on which he shared top…
In addition to assembling a new band, Stefon Harris has developed an app called Harmony Cloud, which helps users play by ear.
Apr 21, 2016 3:10 PM
Even though Stefon Harris hasn’t released an album since 2011’s Ninety Miles (Concord), on which he shared top…
Kenny Washington (left), Bill Charlap and Peter Washington performed a program of Great American Songbook standards at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April 9
Apr 21, 2016 2:58 PM
At age 10, Bill Charlap attended an event at the Friars’ Club, a New York show-biz institution. Charlap was the…
Chick Corea (left) performs with Stefon Harris during a tribute concert to the 2016 NEA Jazz Masters at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on April 4
Apr 21, 2016 2:48 PM
Besides producing and streaming a star-studded tribute concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on April 4…
Theo Bleckmann (left) and Ben Monder perform at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on April 9.
Apr 21, 2016 2:45 PM
Singer Theo Bleckmann and guitarist Ben Monder performed before an intimate audience at Western Michigan University’s…
Marc Ribot (left) and Joe Henry perform at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 1.
Apr 21, 2016 2:37 PM
One of the hallmarks of the annual Big Ears Festival, held each spring in Knoxville, Tennessee, is collaboration. This…
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon (center) leads a 19-piece ensemble through his modern score to the 1920 silent film Within Our Gates in Savannah, Georgia, on April 1.
Apr 21, 2016 2:29 PM
Wycliffe Gordon feels right at home in Savannah. The Georgia-born trombonist has performed at the Savannah Music…
Prince (1958–2016)
Apr 21, 2016 9:01 AM
Prince, a singer-songwriter who mixed r&b, funk, rock and jazz elements into a style all his own, has died at the age…
Joe Fiedler (left), Sarah Stiles and Gary Lucas appear on Lucas’ new album Fleischerei. (Photo collage: Caroline Conejero)
Apr 20, 2016 11:55 AM
Long before he grew into the eclectic guitarist who counts Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, Lou Reed and Roswell Rudd…
Ron Carter will serve as artist-in-residence of the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival, which takes place Sept. 2–5 in downtown Detroit. (Photo: Fortuna Sung)
Apr 20, 2016 11:04 AM
Bassist Ron Carter—a DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee and a native of Detroit—will serve as artist-in-residence for the…
Pete Yellin (1941–2016) (Photo: Courtesy of the Yellin family)
Apr 20, 2016 8:44 AM
Pete Yellin, an acclaimed alto saxophonist and jazz educator, passed away in Berkeley, California, on April 13,…
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