Sep 3, 2026 10:44 AM
In Memoriam: Cassandra Wilson, 1955–2026
Cassandra Wilson, a singer, songwriter and producer who was one of the most acclaimed and successful jazz vocalists of…
Jazz at Lincoln Center announced that the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Odadaa! with Yacub Addy will tour Congo Square, written by Marsalis and Addy, to 11 cities in June.
Congo Square was named after the location that served as the only place in the United States where African slaves were allowed to perform their own music and dance in the 1700s and 1800s.
2007 Congo Square Tour
June 14
Eastman Theatre
Rochester, N.Y.
June 15
Pennsylvania Mann Center
Philadelphia
June 16
Mountain Laurel Center
Bushkill, Pa.
June 17
Columbia Festival
Columbia, Md.
June 18
Allen Theater
Cleveland
June 19
Milwaukee Theater
Milwaukee
June 21
Devoss Hall
Grand Rapids, Mich.
June 22
Orchestra Hall
Detroit
June 23
Ravinia Festival
Highland Park, Ill.
June 24
Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
Vail, Co.
June 25
Denver Botanical Gardens
Denver
June 26
Jazz Aspen Festival
Aspen, Co.
June 28
Festival International De Jazz De Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
For more information, visit: www.jalc.org
Wilson’s ability to connect to audiences helped her to win two Grammy awards and multiple other accolades. She was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2022.
Sep 3, 2026 10:44 AM
Cassandra Wilson, a singer, songwriter and producer who was one of the most acclaimed and successful jazz vocalists of…
“The love from the jazz and music community restored my faith in humanity,” Walia wrote in an online post upon his release from detention at an ICE facility.
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Indian jazz guitarist and composer Pritesh Walia has been released after being unexpectedly detained by ICE and taken…
Bertoncini was a specialist and advocate for the nylon-string acoustic guitar, turning down high-profile opportunities that were unsuited to the sound and techniques that he used with that instrument.
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A solo concert by saxophonist Joshua Redman will close the first night of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival on Sept. 26.
Sep 22, 2026 12:26 PM
The Hyde Park Jazz Festival will take place for the 20th time on the final weekend of September 2026. Beginning half…
“It was just that suddenly … I could hear it,” Ravi Coltrane said of an epiphany he experienced during his late teens regarding his father’s music. “And it was almost like a calling, like something saying, ‘Hey, man, come on. It’s time to get serious.’ And the first time you really tune in and dial in and focus like that, it can be very life-changing.”
Sep 22, 2026 1:39 PM
Editor’s Note: Tomorrow, Sept. 23, is the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth. In honor of the tenor and…
