Aug 29, 2023 11:07 AM
Vail Jazz Selects Drew Zaremba as Next Artistic Director
The Vail Jazz Foundation’s board of directors has selected Drew Zaremba as its next artistic director. He will be the…
Drew Zaremba will be the second artistic director in the Vail Jazz Foundation’s 29-year history.
Aug 29, 2023 11:07 AM
The Vail Jazz Foundation’s board of directors has selected Drew Zaremba as its next artistic director. He will be the…
Person’s esthetic took shape in an era when jazz functioned as neighborhood social entertainment and moved with a deep dance groove.
Aug 22, 2023 11:52 AM
When tenor saxophone soul maestro Houston Person talks about his life and career — like the time he was studying at…
“Every sound has a color,” says Javon Jackson, shown here with artist Peter Bradley, in discussing the documentary soundtrack.
Aug 22, 2023 11:47 AM
In composing the music for With Peter Bradley, a brilliant new documentary on the abstract painter directed by Alex…
Akinmusire graduated from the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance in 2007.
Aug 22, 2023 11:41 AM
Ambrose Akinmusire has been named artistic director of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA. A 2007…
Since moving to New York in 2012, Houston-born drummer Jeremy Dutton has been highly in-demand.
Aug 22, 2023 11:21 AM
He’s played on Blue Note recordings by pianist James Francies and vibraphonist Joel Ross while also making sideman…
“There is a bit of a theme — that it’s a sense of optimism and a sense of togetherness,” bassist Nick Blacka says of the new GoGo Penguin album.
Aug 15, 2023 12:11 PM
Samuel Clemens once said, “What is joy without sorrow? What is success without failure? What is a win without a loss?…
Aug 15, 2023 11:53 AM
“I’m not going to be around forever and ever,” Ramsey Lewis told his co-author Aaron Cohen as they were planning…
“I think one of the great privieges we have as artists is that we can choose what game we play,” Dan Tepfer says of his fun but challenging daily practice routines.
Aug 15, 2023 11:47 AM
On Jan. 1, 2023, Dan Tepfer recorded a video of himself at the piano, improvising four-voice chords that moved through…
“Shiri is my favorite kind of singer (and human, for that matter) — open-minded, creative and honest,” says vocalist Tierney Sutton, who co-produced Zorn’s new recording.
Aug 15, 2023 11:23 AM
As birthday presents for jazz musicians go, it was a good one. Shiri Zorn, an Israeli-born jazz vocalist who lives and…
Samara Joy brought fans to their feet in the middle of her Newport set!
Aug 8, 2023 3:53 PM
“Something for everybody” was the strategy of the Ed Sullivan Show, the most successful variety show in TV history,…
