Sep 28, 2016 11:26 AM
Billy Higgins’ World Stage Venue Finds New Home in L.A.
It was just after 9 p.m. on Sept. 2 and Los Angeles’ Degnan Boulevard was a ghost town. The former home of the World…
Billy Higgins (pictured here) was co-founder of the original World Stage, a showcase for jazz musicians in L.A. A reincarnation of the venue recently opened in the city.
Sep 28, 2016 11:26 AM
It was just after 9 p.m. on Sept. 2 and Los Angeles’ Degnan Boulevard was a ghost town. The former home of the World…
Fred Hersch (left) and Scott Morgan perform at The Kitano in New York on Sept. 15.
Sep 28, 2016 11:23 AM
In jazz, sometimes a newcomer can provide a completely fresh take on old standards. That’s especially true in the…
Gwilym Simcock (left), Pat Metheny, Linda Oh and Antonio Sanchez perform at the SFJAZZ Center on Sept. 8.
Sep 28, 2016 11:19 AM
SFJAZZ launched its 2016–’17 season with a members-only Opening Night gathering on Sept. 8. The four-hour event…
Robert Glasper (left), Casey Benjamin, Derrick Hodge and Mark Colenburg are The Robert Glasper Experiment. Their new album, ArtScience, is due Sept. 16.
Sep 28, 2016 11:11 AM
Robert Glasper was in a playful mood Sept. 9 at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase. Performing with his trio—bassist Vicente…
Singer Tierney Sutton has a new album, The Sting Variations, and she helped score Clint Eastwood’s film Sully, which arrives in theaters Sept. 9.
Sep 28, 2016 10:57 AM
Tierney Sutton has had a productive summer. In between appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival and SFJAZZ, the…
Orrin Evans (left), Oliver Lake and Eric Revis perform as Tarbaby on Sept. 2 at the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Sep 28, 2016 10:53 AM
The band Tarbaby delivered a powerful set at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 2 as part of the Chicago Jazz Festival.…
Bobby Rush in a screenshot from the film I Am The Blues.
Sep 28, 2016 10:50 AM
“This guitar is a Bible!” exclaims delta blues musician L.C. Ulmer in the documentary film I Am The Blues.”“From…
Dave King, drummer for the trio The Bad Plus, performs at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:46 AM
The 38th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, a free event held Sept. 1–4, was blessed with perfect weather, a large, diverse,…
Laurie (left) and Art Pepper
Sep 27, 2016 11:44 AM
If you’re a fan of legendary saxophonist Art Pepper, perhaps you wonder from time to time about his widow, Laurie.
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Roy Hargrove performs at the Detroit Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:39 AM
Jazz is urban music, and no festival feels quite so urban as the Detroit Jazz Festival, which took place over Labor Day…
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