Apr 26, 2018 9:32 AM
Nick Fraser Rides the Wave of Toronto Jazz
Nick Fraser probably has performed with as many high-profile musicians as any living drummer in jazz—a remarkable…
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…
Don Braden performs at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.
Apr 20, 2018 3:11 PM
[Editor’s note: The following Master Class article by Don Braden contains information that supplements the print…
Pianist Bethany Pickens (left), bassist Junius Paul, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, drummer Charles Heath and trumpeter Marquis Hill pay tribute to Willie Pickens at an April 18 memorial concert at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
Apr 20, 2018 12:04 PM
Pianist Willie Pickens, who died Dec. 12, 2017, was an exemplary yet modest man. Gifted with world-class instrumental…
Grant Green (1935–’79) is one of the dozens of artists who are showcased on Record Store Day releases.
Apr 19, 2018 4:43 PM
It’s that time of the year again. Music retailers have stocked up, and vinyl collectors have plotted their shopping…
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