Oct 17, 2012 12:27 PM

Almost a week after the release of her newest album, Pour une âme souveraine: A Dedication To Nina Simone (Naïve),…

Oct 8, 2012 1:30 PM

Steve Coleman brought a little bit of the old and a little of the new to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26 as his ensemble…

Oct 1, 2012 10:04 AM

Evanston, Ill., is a rather genteel part of the world, but guitarist John Scofield’s first of two nights on Sept.…

Sep 28, 2012 1:17 PM

With standout performances by Roy Haynes, Ken Vandermark, Ambrose Akinmusire and Allen Toussaint, the 2012 Chicago Jazz…

Sep 24, 2012 11:08 AM

Now in its 31st year, the Savannah Jazz Festival in Savannah, Ga., began on Sept. 23 and will run until Sept. 30. The…

Sep 21, 2012 12:19 PM

Mat Domber, founder and president of Arbors Records, died in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sept. 19 from cancer. He was 84.

Sep 17, 2012 1:01 PM

As any veteran musician knows, you have to learn how to play the house.

“We had a lot of empty tables with candles on…

Sep 5, 2012 11:48 AM

It was 46 minutes into the first of two concerts on July 20–21 that saxophonist Miguel Zenón began speaking to the…

Sep 5, 2012 11:39 AM

Trumpeter Christian Scott is well aware of the history of jazz, but he looks ahead, rather than back.

In recent years,…

Sep 4, 2012 8:40 AM

“OK, we’re gonna play some ‘terrible’ music,” joked iconic altoist Lee Konitz on Aug. 16, before he and the…