Dec 26, 2007 9:53 AM

The Blind Boys Of Alabama are planning a national tour in support of their new album Down In New Orleans, which will be…

Dec 26, 2007 9:53 AM

Kenny G will release Rhythm And Romance Feb. 5, 2008 on Hear Music and Concord. The album is Kenny’s first CD of…

Dec 26, 2007 9:53 AM

Michigan State University will host Dianne Reeves as a 2008 artist-in-residence. The Reeves Vocal Jazz Residency will…

Dec 25, 2007 4:14 PM

If Art Tatum was the “God” of the jazz piano, then his protege, Oscar Peterson, was his only-begotten son. Peterson…

Dec 21, 2007 6:57 AM

The Metheny Music Foundation will hold its first major fundraiser on March 7, 2008, at Unity Village in Missouri…

Dec 21, 2007 6:57 AM

Conductor David Berger and the Sultans of Swing, featuring vocalist Champian Fulton, continue their ongoing engagement…

Dec 21, 2007 6:57 AM

Alto saxophonist Frank Morgan died at age 73 of complications from colon cancer at his Minneapolis home on Dec. 14.…

Dec 20, 2007 10:58 AM

President of the Rising Jazz Stars Foundation, George Klabin, has established Los Angeles-based Resonance Records. The…

Dec 20, 2007 10:57 AM

Recipient of a DownBeat 5-star rating for her album Presence, vocalist Lisa Sokolov’s Solo Live DVD was recorded…

Dec 20, 2007 10:57 AM

Vocalists Nancy King, Rebecca Parris and Nancy Kelly are among several jazz vocalists who will perform at Bake’s…