Apr 27, 2018 10:26 AM
Nubya Garcia Wields a Luminous Tone
When Nubya Garcia plays the tenor saxophone, the first things you notice are her sound and phrasing. She wields a…
Through her music, saxophonist Nubya Garcia explores her West Indian heritage.
Apr 27, 2018 10:26 AM
When Nubya Garcia plays the tenor saxophone, the first things you notice are her sound and phrasing. She wields a…
Cyril (left), Aaron, Charles and Art Neville, of the Neville Brothers, pose in a publicity portrait. Charles died on April 26 at age 79.
Apr 27, 2018 10:08 AM
Charles Neville, the saxophonist who achieved fame alongside his siblings in the Neville Brothers, died on April 26. He…
The Lao Tizer Band (Cheikh N’Doye (left), Ric Fierabracci, Munyungo Jackson, Tita Hutchison, Chieli Minucci, Lao Tizer, Gene Coye, Steve Nieves, Karen Briggs, Jeff Marshall, Eric Marienthal) recently issued Songs From The Swinghouse on Yse Records.
Apr 27, 2018 9:11 AM
The Lao Tizer Band recently issued Songs From The Swinghouse on Yse Records. A video for the lead-off track from the…
Nick Fraser says he’d feel incomplete if he only played improvised music.
Apr 26, 2018 9:32 AM
Nick Fraser probably has performed with as many high-profile musicians as any living drummer in jazz—a remarkable…
Pianist Herbie Hancock is International Jazz Day’s ambassador and artistic co-director.
Apr 26, 2018 9:11 AM
St. Petersburg, Russia, will serve as the global host city for the annual International Jazz Day, with events being…
Pianist Greg Spero is the leader of the band Spirit Fingers.
Apr 25, 2018 4:04 PM
Many fans in the jazz world know pianist Greg Spero for his work touring with the Miles Davis Electric Band, a…
Karen Souza’s album Velvet Vault is a mix of pop and rock covers and jazz standards.
Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM
Karen Souza has a voice that can make any song sound like an intimate confession. “Her voice is like a massage,”…
Bob Dorough (1923–2018)
Apr 24, 2018 11:38 AM
Bob Dorough, the jazz singer, pianist and arranger who reached generations of fans with his compositions for the…
Albert “Tootie” Heath, as well as his brother Jimmy Heath, were honored April 20 at The Apollo Theater in Harlem with lifetime achievement awards from the Jazz Foundation of America.
Apr 24, 2018 11:09 AM
The Jazz Foundation of America has issued a call to offer assistance to musicians who have fallen on hard times.
The…
Pat Metheny (left), Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, bassist Christian McBride, singer Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Nir Felder at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Apr 23, 2018 10:29 AM
“We’re all partners in time. And this music makes time our friend, not an implacable foe,” said Grammy-winning…
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