Oct 19, 2006 7:02 AM

Straightahead jazz returns to the Caribbean for the fourth annual Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival. The event runs…

Oct 17, 2006 8:01 AM

Vocalist Jane Monheit has signed a recording deal with Concord. The label will release her next disc, which Jorge…

Oct 17, 2006 7:58 AM

Bassist Percy Heath, saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath—collectively known as the Heath…

Oct 13, 2006 6:11 AM

The Keys To The Future Piano Festival will present a mix of classical and jazz solo keyboardists at New York’s Renee…

Oct 13, 2006 6:04 AM

Guitarist Rez Abbasi will bring together jazz with the sounds of India and Pakistan on his upcoming disc, Bazaar …

Oct 9, 2006 6:52 AM

The 2007 National Endowment For The Arts Jazz Masters were announced on Friday at the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in…

Oct 9, 2006 6:47 AM

Sonny Rollins’ new disc, Sonny, Please , is being released on his own Doxy label. The CD—his first studio recording…

Oct 6, 2006 11:44 AM

Saxophonist John Ellis will tour the West Coast in October to promote his recent disc, By A Thread (Hyena). Ellis’…

Oct 6, 2006 11:35 AM

The Nashville-based International Songwriting Competition is putting out the last call for entries with an approaching…

Oct 4, 2006 10:59 AM

Guitarist Russell Malone will release his first live recording, Live At Jazz Standard Volume One (MaxJazz) on Oct.…