Jun 3, 2008 11:58 AM

Trombonist Roswell Rudd will release Keep Your Heart Right, his fourth release with Sunnyside Records, on June 24. The…

May 30, 2008 10:29 AM

On June 10, Cryptogramophone Records will release new albums by bassist/keyboardist Todd Sickafoose and violinist (and…

May 30, 2008 10:28 AM

To celebrate Motown’s 50th anniversary, Time Life records will release The Motown Collection, which will feature 150…

May 30, 2008 10:27 AM

On July 29, trumpeter Roy Hargrove will release Earfood, a new 13-track quintet album, on EmArcy/Groovin’ High. The…

May 21, 2008 1:47 PM

The hot new video game right now is Grand Theft Auto IV. It has sold more than 6 million copies and made $500 million…

May 21, 2008 1:47 PM

On May 16, Sheila Jordan was presented the 2008 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Award for her lifetime of service to…

May 21, 2008 1:46 PM

The second annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival will return to the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans June 13-15 with a…

May 8, 2008 6:55 AM

Christian McBride’s “The Movement Revisited,” a tribute to four civil rights icons, will debut at Walt Disney Concert…

May 8, 2008 6:44 AM

Tickets go on sale today for this year’s JVC Jazz Festival Newport. This year’s festival will be held August 8–10 in…

May 2, 2008 12:59 PM

Dates for Chicago’s fourth annual summer jazz series at Millennium Park have been released. The series is sponsored…