Aug 31, 2016 12:56 PM

With election season in full swing, saxophonist Ted Nash is set to launch his own campaign for politically informed…

Aug 31, 2016 11:29 AM

Rudy Van Gelder, the recording engineer who cultivated an amateur passion for jazz into a legendary career—during which…

Aug 31, 2016 11:18 AM

August 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service. Numerous celebrations…

Aug 31, 2016 10:43 AM

Singer and pianist Shirley Horn (1934–2005) was a jazz trailblazer, a female artist whose immense talent put her…

Aug 31, 2016 9:45 AM

Michael Randolph, son of legendary photographer William “PoPsie” Randolph (1920–’78), has created a…

Aug 31, 2016 9:36 AM

With Deborah Gordon now assuming more of the day-to-day duties at the Village Vanguard while her mother—the club’s…

Aug 31, 2016 9:19 AM

Toots Thielemans, whose exceptional skill on the chromatic harmonica helped popularize the instrument in the jazz…

Aug 30, 2016 5:04 PM

Vocalist Brianna Thomas has been heralded as one of today’s rising young jazz talents. Although her style nods to…

Aug 25, 2016 6:07 PM

Singer-songwriter Norah Jones focuses once again on the piano for her new album Day Breaks, which features…

Aug 25, 2016 5:11 PM

Following his Grammy win in the category Best Instrumental Jazz Album for his 2015 recording, Past Present…