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…
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark will host a Latin Jazz Weekend, Oct. 26-28, which will kick of the venue’s Alternative Routes season.
On Oct. 26 at 8 p.m., Cubanoson and DJ Danny Ramirez will provide dance music with the help of Cultural Explosion Dance Company, New Jersey’s largest Latin dance company and dance school, providing salsa lessons.
On Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m., multireedist Paquito D’Rivera will perform with his sextet for the New Jersey premiere of music from his newest album, Funk Tango, the first album on his own label, Paquito Records. An Artist-in-Residence at NJPAC, D’Rivera has won eight Grammy Awards, most recently for Best Classical Recording.
New Orleans-based trumpeter Irvin Mayfield will lead Los Hombres Calientes on Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. to close the Latin Jazz Weekend with jazz, Afro-Caribbean and New Orleans inspired rhythms.
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.
Aug 18, 2026 2:15 PM
Indian jazz guitarist and composer Pritesh Walia has been released after being unexpectedly detained by ICE and taken…
Percussionist Poncho Sanchez was among the artists scheduled to perform at the now-canceled inaugural LA Jazz Festival.
Aug 11, 2026 12:53 PM
The inaugural LA Jazz Festival, originally scheduled to run Aug. 7–23 with dozens of events across Los Angeles’…
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.
Sep 1, 2026 11:06 AM
Gene Bertoncini, an esteemed jazz guitarist, composer, arranger and educator, died Aug. 29 at the Lillian Booth Actors…
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…
