May 21, 2024 12:43 PM
2024 ‘Sassy Awards’ Now Accepting Applications
Applications are now being accepted for this year’s Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, open to solo…
The ‘Sassy Awards’ are open to solo vocalists who are not signed to a major record label.
May 21, 2024 12:43 PM
Applications are now being accepted for this year’s Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, open to solo…
Sanborn’s highly stylized playing and searing signature sound — frequently ornamented with thrill-inducing split-tones and bluesy bent notes — influenced generations of jazz and blues saxophonists.
May 14, 2024 3:13 PM
David Sanborn, the star alto saxophonist who masterfully straddled the realms of straightahead jazz, R&B, rock and…
Herbie Hancock demonstrated his ageless piano brilliance during the International Jazz Day main concert on April 30 in Tangier, Morocco.
May 14, 2024 12:27 PM
After a five-year hiatus from organizing a host city, International Jazz Day returned in full force this year in…
Snarky Puppy virtually tore the roof off the downtown venue Viru Keskus during its crowd-thrilling Jazzkaar Festival performance in April.
May 14, 2024 11:52 AM
The name of Estonia’s eight-day spring jazz festival, Jazzkaar, is a pun on an old word for “village party” as…
Brian Blade will serve as Artist-in-Residence at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival, to be held over Labor Day Weekend.
May 14, 2024 11:32 AM
The Detroit Jazz Festival has announced that this year’s lineup will include Artist-In-Residence Brian Blade, as well…
Laufey is among the ticket headliners scheduled to perform at this year’s Rochester International Jazz Festival.
May 7, 2024 2:18 PM
The 21st edition of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival will take place June 21–29 at 20 indoor and outdoor…
Wynton Marsalis will perform at this summer’s Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York.
May 7, 2024 1:35 PM
The Blue Note Jazz Club has unveiled the lineup for its 13th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival, featuring performances by…
Kris Davis (left) will perform at Jazzfestival Saalfelden with her trio mates Johnathan Blake and Robert Hurst.
May 7, 2024 12:59 PM
Jazzfestival Saalfelden has announced several confirmed acts for its 44th edition, to be held Aug. 22–25.
Based in…
In addition to his one-man show, Collier will perform with Samara Joy and D-Nice at this year’s DC Jazz Festival.
May 7, 2024 12:26 PM
The DC Jazz Festival has added Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier and his Djesse Vol. 4 Solo Show to…
“It’s not like Bach, where you had better play the notes correctly,” Fleck says. “In the case of Rhapsody, it had been done so many ways and with the blessing of [Gershwin].”
Apr 30, 2024 12:35 PM
Over the course of his remarkably eclectic, multiple-Grammy-winning career — one that stretches across four decades…
