Feb 9, 2006 10:52 AM

Telar has expanded its artist roster with the recent additions of John Lee Hooker Jr. and Liquid Soul.

John Lee Hooker…

Feb 9, 2006 10:50 AM

Berklee College of Music presents its Black History Month Music Celebration 2006, a series of concerts, clinics and…

Feb 2, 2006 12:39 PM

On Friday, Feb. 10, Patti Austin and the Count Basie Orchestra will perform a benefit concert: For Ella: A Musical…

Feb 2, 2006 12:37 PM

Cassandra Wilson’s new album Thunderbird(Blue Note), a collaboration with producer T-Bone Burnett, will hit stores…

Feb 2, 2006 12:36 PM

Bassist Mario Pavone is releasing his 17th recording as a leader, Deez To Blues (Playscape), on March 21. The disc also…

Jan 30, 2006 5:33 AM

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music will present its 2006 Beacons Award Gala on Feb. 27. The gala honors…

Jan 30, 2006 5:32 AM

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones kicked off a 34-date US tour on Jan. 13 with a performance in their hometown of Nashville.…

Jan 30, 2006 5:31 AM

Since hurricanes Katrina and Rita forced many musicians to flee New Orleans, the jazz and blues that was the city’s…

Jan 25, 2006 11:08 AM

Ken Vandermark’s quintet, Vandermark 5, will begin its North American tour in support of their latest double-cd…

Jan 6, 2006 7:47 AM

Lou Rawls, who possessed an unmistakable baritone voice, died Jan. 6 after battling lung cancer. He was 72.

While…