Oct 20, 2006 9:59 AM

The San Francisco Jazz Festival opens tonight with Sonny Rollins’ performance at the Masonic Center.

This year’s event…

Oct 20, 2006 9:42 AM

Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa has released his new disc, Codebook (Pi), which is his follow-up to Mother Tongue …

Oct 19, 2006 7:12 AM

Trombonist Roswell Rudd will tour nine U.S. cities with Badma Khanda’s Mongolian Buryat Band in October and November.…

Oct 19, 2006 7:02 AM

Straightahead jazz returns to the Caribbean for the fourth annual Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival. The event runs…

Oct 17, 2006 8:01 AM

Vocalist Jane Monheit has signed a recording deal with Concord. The label will release her next disc, which Jorge…

Oct 17, 2006 7:58 AM

Bassist Percy Heath, saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath—collectively known as the Heath…

Oct 13, 2006 6:11 AM

The Keys To The Future Piano Festival will present a mix of classical and jazz solo keyboardists at New York’s Renee…

Oct 13, 2006 6:04 AM

Guitarist Rez Abbasi will bring together jazz with the sounds of India and Pakistan on his upcoming disc, Bazaar …

Oct 9, 2006 6:52 AM

The 2007 National Endowment For The Arts Jazz Masters were announced on Friday at the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in…

Oct 9, 2006 6:47 AM

Sonny Rollins’ new disc, Sonny, Please , is being released on his own Doxy label. The CD—his first studio recording…