Apr 5, 2024 10:28 AM
Drummer Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath Dies at 88
Albert “Tootie” Heath, a drummer of impeccable taste and time who was the youngest of three jazz-legend brothers…
Albert “Tootie” Heath (1935–2024) followed in the tradition of drummer Kenny Clarke, his idol.
Apr 5, 2024 10:28 AM
Albert “Tootie” Heath, a drummer of impeccable taste and time who was the youngest of three jazz-legend brothers…
Benjamin possessed a fluid, round sound on the alto saxophone, and he was often most recognizable by the layers of electronic effects that he put onto the instrument.
Apr 2, 2024 12:59 PM
Casey Benjamin, the alto saxophonist, vocalist, keyboardist and producer who stamped his distinctive sounds on the…
David Murray and his trio mates engage in a visceral yet sensitive blowout at this year’s Vossa Jazz Festival.
Apr 2, 2024 12:47 PM
Last year, the Vossa Jazz Festival in Western Norway officially joined the rare ranks of jazz fests at 50. It is an…
Exhibitions showcasing Bennett’s historic collection will be mounted at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco April 8–10 and the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame in New York April 10–16, leading up to the April 18–19 gala and auction.
Apr 2, 2024 12:13 PM
The music memorabilia auction house Julien’s Auctions has announced “Tony Bennett: A Life Well Lived,” an…
The three-LP set marks the first time Rollins’ complete recorded performances at the Village Vanguard on Nov. 3, 1957, will be made available in a single vinyl package. The collection is also available as a two-CD set and on all digital formats.
Apr 2, 2024 11:35 AM
Blue Note Records has released Sonny Rollins’ A Night at the Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters, a special Tone…
“I’m also at a point in my life where I don’t feel like I have anything to prove, like at all,” Akinmusire says about his art.
Mar 26, 2024 12:45 PM
At the risk of oversimplifying and romanticizing the story, Ambrose Akinmusire came bursting on the jazz scene at the…
On The Hidden World Of Piloo, Rovatti pays tribute to her father.
Mar 26, 2024 12:38 PM
It’s been 20 years since the release of Under The Hat, Ada Rovatti’s confidently swinging 2003 debut featuring…
Marsalis will perform three shows with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and three shows with the Future of Jazz Septet at New York’s Blue Note in June.
Mar 26, 2024 12:29 PM
Jazz at Lincoln Center will hold a residency during the 2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival in which trumpeter Wynton Marsalis…
Samara Joy and her trio are scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m. on May 29.
Mar 26, 2024 12:07 PM
Grammy-winning vocalist Samara Joy has been slated to headline The Gala 2024 presented by the Jazz Institute of Chicago…
“He is always growing, always learning, always moving forward,” said John Zorn of Smith.
Mar 19, 2024 3:49 PM
Cities and towns, large and small, through their geography, culture, cuisine and dialect, possess unique, compelling…
