Oct 2, 2024 12:23 PM
Inaugural San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Fest Connects So. Cal & Baja
While politicians proclaim crisis on the U.S. and Mexico border, one jazz producer sees perfect harmony. On Oct. 4–6,…
Cindy Blackman Santana will be among the performers at the inaugural San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival.
Oct 2, 2024 12:23 PM
While politicians proclaim crisis on the U.S. and Mexico border, one jazz producer sees perfect harmony. On Oct. 4–6,…
Makaya McCraven will perform at Brooklyn’s BRIC JazzFest on Oct. 18.
Oct 2, 2024 12:08 PM
BRIC, a multi-disciplinary arts and media institution based in Brooklyn, New York, has announced the return of the BRIC…
Mats Gustafsson at this year’s edition of Jazzfest Saalfelden in Saalfelden, Austria.
Oct 2, 2024 11:45 AM
The best jazz festivals in the world tend to construct a kind of temporary community each year, not only bringing…
McNeil’s virtuosity as a player was unimpeachable and his imagination as an improviser was vast.
Oct 2, 2024 11:35 AM
John McNeil, a trumpeter, composer and educator who built an accomplished and progressive career in jazz despite a…
Benny Golson soaks in the music during a late-career performance at Chicago’s Jazz Showcase.
Sep 24, 2024 12:02 PM
Benny Golson, one of the greatest composers and saxophonists of the bebop era, passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, at his…
The Bad Plus, plus Joshua Redman, one of many creative pairings Nonesuch has developed.
Sep 24, 2024 11:59 AM
Can an online experience mimic the record store hunt? Can streaming new singles transmit the feeling of stalking down…
Wim Wabbes, outgoing European Jazz Network president, makes a point during an opening day session of the ENJ conference in Ghent, Belgium.
Sep 24, 2024 11:56 AM
Each year programmers and representatives of most of Europe’s most prestigious and important jazz festivals, clubs…
“When I heard Jackie McLean, it was like the perfect mixture of bebop or hard-bop, but also some edge,” says Monford.
Sep 24, 2024 11:17 AM
It’s tough to rank jazz’s most important cities, but the top centers of activity have to include Chicago, Detroit,…
“What happens when we put special people with other special people?” asks Immanuel Wilkins, who seeks to cross-pollinate the arts.
Sep 17, 2024 12:23 PM
After bursting onto the scene with his acclaimed 2020 debut, Omega, Immanuel Wilkins announced his arrival as a talent…
The third artistic director in the festival’s history, Darin Atwater comes to Monterey with a distinctively different background than his predecessors.
Sep 17, 2024 12:13 PM
The 67th edition of the Monterey Jazz Festival, which runs Sept. 27–29 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, features just…
