Dec 8, 2006 9:42 AM

The Montreal Jazz Festival has announced some of the headliners for its summer 2007 event.

Acts announced for the…

Dec 8, 2006 9:36 AM

Pianist Jay McShann died on Dec. 7 in Kansas City, Mo. He was 90.

If the 1930s Kansas City sound is associated with…

Dec 7, 2006 4:52 AM

Sony Music Studios is now offering a new service, Sony Music Studios Instant Mastering (SIM), which allows musicians to…

Dec 7, 2006 4:43 AM

Bassist Stanley Clarke has signed an agreement with Heads Up International to jointly explore recording projects with…

Dec 4, 2006 12:04 PM

Tom Harrell has signed a multi-disc contract with HighNote Records. The trumpeter will begin recording on Dec. 5 at…

Dec 4, 2006 12:00 PM

Wynton Marsalis will release his provocative From The Plantation To The Penitentiary (Blue Note) on March 6, 2007.

Dec 1, 2006 5:34 AM

Blues singer and pianist Robert “H-Bomb” Ferguson died in Cincinnati of emphysema and cardiopulmonary disease on Nov.…

Dec 1, 2006 5:30 AM

Producer George Avakian received the prestigious Django D’Or award at the Pavillon Baltard in Paris on Nov. 30.

Dec 1, 2006 5:24 AM

Alligator Records has signed rootsy soul singer/songwriter J.J. Grey and his band, Mofro. Grey’s Alligator debut, …

Dec 1, 2006 5:16 AM

Greenleaf Music will host a live discussion with Dave Douglas on its web site on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7:00 p.m.…