Mar 7, 2016 7:04 AM
PDX Jazz Festival Stars Pay Tribute to Alice & John Coltrane
The 2016 PDX Jazz Festival, which took place in various venues in Portland, Oregon, from Feb. 18–28, has excelled…
Ravi Coltrane (center) appears with an eight-piece wind ensemble and a jazz quartet at the PDX Jazz Festival’s celebration of John Coltrane in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Mark Sheldon)
Mar 7, 2016 7:04 AM
The 2016 PDX Jazz Festival, which took place in various venues in Portland, Oregon, from Feb. 18–28, has excelled…
Kamasi Washington performs material from his three-CD opus The Epic at Webster Hall in New York on Feb. 24. (Photo: ©Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos)
Feb 29, 2016 10:16 AM
The choice of Webster Hall as a venue was telling, and not just because Washington has become too big a draw for a jazz…
Kamasi Washington performs material from his three-CD opus The Epic at Webster Hall in New York on Feb. 24. (Photo: ©Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos)
Feb 29, 2016 10:15 AM
The Los Angeles-based tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington, arguably the hottest musician in jazz as measured by the…
Pianist Jay McShann with his band (circa 1940), including saxophonist Charlie Parker (third from left). This image is in a gallery posted at the MMFI website.
Feb 25, 2016 5:13 PM
The Mutual Musicians Foundation International (MMFI) will hold a special event in Kansas City, Missouri, on June…
Obed Calvaire (left), Miguel Zenón, Matt Penman, David Sánchez, Edward Simon, Warren Wolf, Robin Eubanks and Sean Jones are the SFJAZZ Collective
Feb 25, 2016 5:07 PM
The SFJAZZ Collective interprets the music of Michael Jackson on its forthcoming album. Live: SFJAZZ Center 2015,…
George Lewis is featured on the album The Kitchen Improvisers 1976–1983.
Feb 25, 2016 4:56 PM
George Lewis’ concert at The Kitchen in Manhattan on Feb. 9 put the spotlight on an archival album that’s not…
John Scofield (left) and Joe Lovano perform material from their album Past Present (Impulse!) at SPACE in Evanston, Illinois, on Feb. 5
Feb 25, 2016 4:46 PM
Guitarist John Scofield is a familiar presence at SPACE in Evanston, Illinois (originally a lofty acronym for Society…
Bob Dylan’s 2015 album Shadows In The Night (Columbia) contains songs that were previously recorded by Frank Sinatra.
Feb 19, 2016 11:30 AM
As a young man, Bob Dylan started composing idiosyncratic material because he couldn’t find traditional folk songs…
Haitian-American vocalist Pauline Jean performs at the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival in Haiti on Jan. 25 (Photo: Sharonne Cohen)
Feb 19, 2016 5:16 AM
With indelible spirit, the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in January.…
Haitian-American vocalist Pauline Jean performs at the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival in Haiti on Jan.
Feb 18, 2016 5:50 PM
With indelible spirit, the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in January.…
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