Feb 21, 2017 4:20 PM
NEC Celebrates 150 Years with Spirited Gala
The indefatigable spirit of Gunther Schuller (1925–2015), preeminent composer, musician, teacher and founder of New…
Members of Lake Street Dive (right, stage front) perform with the NEC Gospel Choir at the conservatory’s annual gala on Feb. 16.
Feb 21, 2017 4:20 PM
The indefatigable spirit of Gunther Schuller (1925–2015), preeminent composer, musician, teacher and founder of New…
Feb 21, 2017 1:47 PM
Guitarist Larry Coryell, who died Feb. 19 at age 73 in New York City, first convened his Eleventh House band in 1973,…
Larry Coryell (1943–2017)
Feb 20, 2017 5:16 PM
Acclaimed jazz guitarist Larry Coryell died suddenly in New York City on Feb. 19. He was 73.
His wife, the…
Christian Scott (center) takes the stage at the Stretch Music Festival on Feb. 18 to play music from his upcoming album, Ruler Rebel.
Feb 20, 2017 3:42 PM
“This has been years in progress,” Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah announced to the Harlem Stage Gatehouse’s…
Edmar Castañeda
Feb 20, 2017 1:17 PM
“My only advice,” said Winter JazzFest cofounder Adam Schatz to an audience at New York’s New School on Jan. 7,…
Christian Scott is among the headliners for the 11th annual Port-au-Prince Jazz Festival, which takes place in Haiti March 4–11.
Feb 20, 2017 11:38 AM
Now in its 11th year, the Port au Prince International Jazz Festival (PAPJazz Fest) forges ahead as planned, in spite…
The members of Hudson (clockwise from top right) are Larry Grenadier, John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette and John Medeski.
Feb 17, 2017 3:47 PM
The new band Hudson includes four of the most acclaimed musicians in jazz: drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Larry…
Matthew Shipp
Feb 17, 2017 2:21 PM
Ever since bursting onto the New York scene from the New England Conservatory of Music in 1984, pianist Matthew Shipp…
Keith Jarrett (seen here in a publicity photo) performed a solo concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Feb. 15.
Feb 16, 2017 2:57 PM
As his longtime fans well know, the cornerstone of any improvised concert by pianist Keith Jarrett is tension. Jarrett…
Wadada Leo Smith is the organizing force behind the CREATE Festival, a two-day celebration of creative music that will take place in New Haven, Connecticut, April 8-9.
Feb 15, 2017 9:35 AM
Acclaimed trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has inhabited many roles throughout his prolific career: improviser, recording…
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