Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM
Vocal Dynamos Add Spark to Umbria Jazz Fest
This year’s Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Italy, once again featured an ambitious multifaceted program that ranged…
Pedrito Martinez (left) and Angélique Kidjo perform during the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, on July 12.
Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM
This year’s Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Italy, once again featured an ambitious multifaceted program that ranged…
Mary Halvorson held a residency at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan from July 18–23.
Jul 25, 2017 4:06 PM
In her first week-long headlining appearance in the hallowed Village Vanguard (she had previously appeared with her…
Seun Kuti (foreground) performs during the Paris New York Heritage Festival in Manhattan on July 16.
Jul 25, 2017 3:27 PM
Was the decision to sandwich vibraphonist Roy Ayers in between two sprawling Afrobeat bands a savvy piece of jazz…
Doug Beavers will release a new album, Art Of The Arrangement, on Aug. 25.
Jul 25, 2017 2:14 PM
Trombonists are the unsung heroes of the jazz world. Though the instrument may not grace as many frontlines as it did…
David Wong (left), Jimmy Heath, Kenny Washington and Benny Golson perform at the 92nd Street Y in New York on July 19.
Jul 24, 2017 4:08 PM
“Jazz is alive at the 92nd Street Y,” WBGO radio personality Rhonda Hamilton announced to the sold-out house that…
John Beasley (center) is the leader of MONK’estra. The group performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 7.
Jul 24, 2017 12:27 PM
From the Afro-Cuban re-imagining of “Epistrophy” to a lively rap version of “Brake’s Sake,” Thelonious…
Lauren Kinsella (second from left) performs at Cambridge Modern Jazz.
Jul 21, 2017 2:40 PM
The fabric of jazz has always relied on independent programmers. Whether restaurant, bar, club or concert hall owners,…
Dizzy Gillespie (left) and Ella Fitzgerald were subjects of a star-studded tribute at the Hollywood Bowl on July 19.
Jul 21, 2017 12:15 PM
The city of Hollywood enjoyed a great summer breeze and the Los Angeles Philharmonic offered up a crowd-pleasing gem of…
Robert Fripp, of the band King Crimson, performs during the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal in Canada on July 3.
Jul 20, 2017 3:34 PM
If visiting Festival International de Jazz de Montreal on July 3, a King Crimson fan would have needed to set aside…
Roscoe Mitchell of the Art Ensemble of Chicago performs during the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Oslo, Norway, on July 7.
Jul 20, 2017 3:12 PM
The Kongsberg Jazz Festival, held every summer in an otherwise sleepy silver mining town about 90 minutes from Oslo,…
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