May 2, 2005 4:09 AM

The mood was solemn in the Jazz Tent at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 28, as word got around that…

May 2, 2005 4:08 AM

Percy Heath, the bassist for the Modern Jazz Quartet and oldest brother of the jazz family the Heath Brothers, died…

May 2, 2005 4:07 AM

LRSmedia and WTTW National Productions are set to launch a new television series, Legends Of Jazz, hosted by Ramsey…

Apr 25, 2005 12:06 PM

“The Night Tripper” cast a spell on jazz fest yesterday, playing classics mixed with tunes from his new album, “Dis,…

Apr 24, 2005 5:44 AM

In what was probably the last time they will ever play together, the original Meters—Art Neville, George Porter, Leo…

Apr 23, 2005 6:37 AM

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off slowly yesterday under brilliant, sunny skies. With bands like…

Apr 22, 2005 6:50 AM

The JVC Jazz Festival–Newport has announced its lineup for its 51st annual festival.

On Saturday, Aug. 13 at Fort…

Apr 22, 2005 6:49 AM

A new jazz series, “Made in Chicago: A Jazz Celebration,” will bring jazz to the new Jay Pritzker Pavilion at…

Apr 22, 2005 6:48 AM

Peter Brotzmann’s Chicago Tentet will be touring North America in May. The lineup for this explosive collaboration…

Mar 24, 2005 11:16 AM

For the fourth straight year, Basin Street Records is throwing “A Party for Patti” to coincide with the New Orleans…