Sep 17, 2007 5:27 AM

Following the release of his sophomore album Anthem, trumpeter Christian Scott has embarked on a cross-country tour…

Sep 14, 2007 1:36 PM

Friends and family of Andrew Hill have organized a tribute concert to the late composer and pianist at St. Peter’s…

Sep 14, 2007 12:16 PM

Rudder, a jazz-rock quartet of accomplished young players from New York, has announced the dates for its upcoming tour.…

Sep 14, 2007 11:49 AM

Trumpeter Stanley Jordan has signed with the Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records.

His first album on the imprint was…

Sep 13, 2007 8:23 AM

A reporter who interviewed Louis Armstrong in 1957, when the trumpeter famously criticized President Dwight Eisenhower…

Sep 13, 2007 7:46 AM

Medeski Martin & Wood plans to release an album of children’s music later this year, entitled Let’s Go Everywhere.

The…

Sep 13, 2007 5:17 AM

The PianoForte Foundation in Chicago will present four piano masterclasses in conjunction with its 2007-‘08 Jazz Salon…

Sep 11, 2007 7:16 AM

Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and won wide acclaim for his work with Weather Report, died…

Sep 11, 2007 7:16 AM

Boogie Woogie Big Time: Joe Zawinul Gives His Weather Report Songbook its First Big Band Recordings

By Josef Woodard…

Sep 11, 2007 7:15 AM

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will present a new festival later this month on the city’s storied Congo…