May 7, 2021 12:35 PM
Chicago Jazz, Blues Fests on Hiatus for 2021
The City of Chicago has announced that its annual jazz and blues festivals will not be held for 2021, according to a…
Carla Bley (left), Steve Swallow and Andy Sheppard recorded Life Goes On for the ECM label.
(Photo: Caterina di Perri/ECM)Keith Jarrett, Munich 2016 (ECM)
3D Jazz Trio, I Love To See You Smile (Diva Jazz)
11 Guys Quartet, Small Blues And Grooves (VizzTone)
Rez Abbasi, Djanto-shift (Whirlwind)
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids, Shaman! (Strut)
Ryoko Akama, Dial (Another Timbre)
JD Allen, Toys/Die Dreaming (Savant)
Antibalas, Fu Chronicles (Daptone)
Lynne Arriale Trio, Chimes Of Freedom (Challenge)
Gregg August, Dialogues On Race, Volume One (Iacuessa)
Omer Avital Qantar, New York Paradox (jazz&people/Zamzama)
John Bailey, Can You Imagine? (Freedom Road)
Marc Benham, Biotope (SteepleChase)
Frank Bey, All My Dues Are Paid (Nola Blue)
Tim Berne’s Snakeoil, The Fantastic Mrs. 10 (Intakt)
Peter Bernstein, What Comes Next (Smoke Sessions)
Laila Biali, Out Of Dust (Chronograph/ACT)
Jim Black Trio, Reckon (Intakt)
Black Art Jazz Collective, Ascension (HighNote)
Blaer, Yellow (Ronin Rhythm)
Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Patchouli Blue (Ipecac)
Moses Boyd, Dark Matter (Exodus)
Geof Bradfield/Ben Goldberg/Dana Hall, General Semantics (Delmark)
Peter Brötzmann, I Surrender Dear (Trost)
The Darius Brubeck Quartet, Live In Poland (Ubuntu)
Brody Buster’s One Man Band, Damn! I Spilled The Blues (Booga)
Gary Brunton/Simon Goubert/Bojan Z, Night Bus (Juste Une Trace)
Ernesto Cervini, Tetrahedron (Anzic)
The Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, home of the Chicago Jazz Festival.
May 7, 2021 12:35 PM
The City of Chicago has announced that its annual jazz and blues festivals will not be held for 2021, according to a…
Lee Morgan (1938–’72)
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There aren’t many artists in the history of jazz who could turn a three-night engagement into 12 albums (eight CDs)…
Mario Pavone performs in 2011 at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.
May 4, 2021 10:40 AM
On stage, Mario Pavone doesn’t move like other bass players; his hands follow different routes around the neck. He…
A cavalcade of stars will be performing on Friday, April 30.
Apr 27, 2021 10:30 AM
The 10th annual International Jazz Day will be celebrated Friday, April 30, and this year’s event promises to be more…
Jennifer Wharton
May 22, 2021 9:00 AM
The trombone’s warm, reverberating sound often goes unappreciated, contends Jennifer Wharton. Look to jazz history…
