Mar 26, 2024 12:45 PM
Ambrose Akinmusire: On Expressing Beauty
At the risk of oversimplifying and romanticizing the story, Ambrose Akinmusire came bursting on the jazz scene at the…
“I’m also at a point in my life where I don’t feel like I have anything to prove, like at all,” Akinmusire says about his art.
Mar 26, 2024 12:45 PM
At the risk of oversimplifying and romanticizing the story, Ambrose Akinmusire came bursting on the jazz scene at the…
On The Hidden World Of Piloo, Rovatti pays tribute to her father.
Mar 26, 2024 12:38 PM
It’s been 20 years since the release of Under The Hat, Ada Rovatti’s confidently swinging 2003 debut featuring…
Marsalis will perform three shows with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and three shows with the Future of Jazz Septet at New York’s Blue Note in June.
Mar 26, 2024 12:29 PM
Jazz at Lincoln Center will hold a residency during the 2024 Blue Note Jazz Festival in which trumpeter Wynton Marsalis…
Samara Joy and her trio are scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m. on May 29.
Mar 26, 2024 12:07 PM
Grammy-winning vocalist Samara Joy has been slated to headline The Gala 2024 presented by the Jazz Institute of Chicago…
“He is always growing, always learning, always moving forward,” said John Zorn of Smith.
Mar 19, 2024 3:49 PM
Cities and towns, large and small, through their geography, culture, cuisine and dialect, possess unique, compelling…
Pianist Sullivan Fortner, who performed at the Old Church with bassist Tyrone Allen and drummer Kayvon Gordon, leads a clinic during the PDX Jazz Festival.
Mar 19, 2024 3:37 PM
To get from one’s car to the Old Church, a beautifully refurbished old building in a corner of Portland, Oregon’s…
“I’m not rich financially, but rich in spirit,” says Miguel Atwood-Ferguson about the expense of making his new recording, Les Jardins Mystiques.
Mar 19, 2024 3:21 PM
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, the noted arranger, conductor, composer and multi-instrumentalist, has been featured on more…
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir (above) will collaborate with JFA Music Director Steve Jordan at this year’s “A Great Night in Harlem” gala concert.
Mar 19, 2024 3:11 PM
The Jazz Foundation of America will present its annual “A Great Night in Harlem” gala concert on March 28 at the…
“Both of us are quite grounded in the craft, the tradition and the harmonic sense,” Rosenwinkel said of his experience playing with Allen. “Yet I felt we shared something mystical as well.”
Mar 12, 2024 11:42 AM
“There are a few musicians you hear where, as somebody once said, the molecules in the room change. Geri was one of…
Blade will lead multiple performances during this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival.
Mar 12, 2024 11:38 AM
Brian Blade has been named Artist-in-Residence for this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival, which will be held Aug.…
