Aug 30, 2007 5:53 AM

The Chicago Jazz Festival hits the city this weekend, but it will soon have company—the inaugural Hyde Park Jazz…

Aug 29, 2007 11:12 AM

Composer/bandleader Gerald Wilson has composed “Monterey Moods,” a suite commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the…

Aug 29, 2007 10:53 AM

Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies will host “Jazz in the Global Imagination: Music, Journalism, and…

Aug 29, 2007 9:54 AM

Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) in New York will kick off its 2007-‘08 season in October with the “Benny Carter…

Aug 28, 2007 11:11 AM

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story will be released on DVD Oct. 2, the label has announced.

The documentary,…

Aug 28, 2007 10:20 AM

Trumpeter Terence Blanchard will make a special appearance Sept. 15 at J&R Music and Computer World in New York, the…

Aug 28, 2007 8:20 AM

An auction house has announced the upcoming sale of several guitars from George Benson’s personal collection, as well…

Aug 27, 2007 6:40 AM

Prestige has announced the Sept. 18 release of a 5-disc set containing early collaborative recordings of saxophonist…

Aug 27, 2007 6:19 AM

The Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey will perform four East Coast dates with Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra in September.

The…

Aug 27, 2007 5:56 AM

Vocalist Kate McGarry is following last spring’s release of The Target (Palmetto) with several new musical endeavors.