Jul 3, 2007 7:29 AM

The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival in will take place Aug. 3–4 in downtown Gresham, Ore., and features the Django Reinhardt…

Jul 3, 2007 6:52 AM

Bill Barber, a jazz tuba innovator who played on Birth Of The Cool and several other Miles Davis albums, died June 18…

Jul 2, 2007 7:22 AM

Pop superstar Prince has announced plans to give away his forthcoming album, Planet Earth, in the British tabloid Mail…

Jul 2, 2007 6:14 AM

Two avant-garde jazz legends—saxophonist-composer Ornette Coleman and pianist-composer Andrew Hill—garnered highest…

Jul 2, 2007 5:43 AM

NEW ORLEANS—Preservation Hall Recordings has announced the release of Made In New Orleans, featuring the Preservation…

Jun 28, 2007 11:16 AM

Icons from the world of rock, blues, reggae, pop and country music have joined together to salute legendary piano man…

Jun 28, 2007 10:21 AM

Diet Coke and Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday announced the lineup for the third annual Diet Coke Women in Jazz…

Jun 28, 2007 9:29 AM

The French government has inducted Ahmad Jamal into its prestigious Order of the Arts and Letters, naming him Officier…

Jun 26, 2007 12:06 PM

Guitarist Trey Anastasio will release The Horseshoe Curve on July 24 via his own Rubber Jungle Records. Instrumental…

Jun 26, 2007 11:44 AM

Riding the acclaim of Ropeadope’s Philadelphia Experiment and Detroit Experiment, the label has recently put the…