May 25, 2017 10:16 PM
Social Music: ‘Jam of the Week’ Builds Online Jazz Community
You may have seen trumpeter Mark Kelly’s performance of Miles Davis’ “Milestones” in front of a classroom of…
Farnell Newton started Jam of the Week in 2014.
May 25, 2017 10:16 PM
You may have seen trumpeter Mark Kelly’s performance of Miles Davis’ “Milestones” in front of a classroom of…
Willem Breuker (1944-2010)
May 24, 2017 9:34 PM
The composer, bandleader and reedist Willem Breuker, who died in July 2010 at the age of 65, is often omitted from…
Members of the Sai Anantam Singers perform during a tribute to Alice Coltrane at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York, on May 21.
May 23, 2017 10:59 AM
Spirituality was an enduring theme in the musical life of Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), the pianist, harpist and widow of…
Ronald Bruner Jr. released Triumph on World Galaxy Records on March 3.
May 22, 2017 9:37 PM
Ronald Bruner Jr. had been playing drums professionally for decades before releasing his debut album, Triumph, on World…
Gary Clark Jr. will close out the Chicago Blues Fest on June 11.
May 22, 2017 4:35 PM
Chicago’s blues tradition—urban, electrified and full of soul—has had a profound impact on the development of…
Randy Brecker (left), a Philadelphia native, performs at the first annual Philadelphia Jazz Festival, which ran from April 23–30.
May 22, 2017 11:48 AM
As Orrin Evans pointed out in the days leading up to the inaugural Philadelphia Jazz Festival April 23–30, Philly’s…
Steve Coleman is developing material for a forthcoming live album.
May 20, 2017 9:19 AM
Hard as it is to put a label on saxophonist Steve Coleman—an established innovator with a MacArthur “Genius”…
May 19, 2017 4:03 PM
Summer his here and the heat is rising. Here’s a playlist of recent Latin-jazz releases to help you release some steam.…
Greg Ward (left) with Preston Jackson outside The Whistler in Chicago April 23.
May 18, 2017 7:55 AM
Most jazz up-and-comers have musical mentors, but not so many of those elders serve as life coaches, too. When…
Fabian Almazan, Roy Hargrove, Claudia Acuña and Jon Benitez perform at the Jazz Gallery Awards Gala in New York City on May 15.
May 17, 2017 12:12 PM
It took but a few notes played by alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Fabian Almazan to quiet the room full of…
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