Sep 7, 2006 9:35 AM

Firehouse 12, a performance space/recording studio/bar in New Haven, Conn., has announced its fall concert season,…

Sep 5, 2006 6:34 AM

CTA Records has signed saxophonist/bassist Dayna Stephens. He will record his debut this fall with guests John…

Sep 5, 2006 6:28 AM

Saxophonist Dewey Redman died on Sept. 2 of liver failure in Brooklyn. He was 75.

Redman developed a musical career…

Aug 31, 2006 1:03 PM

Blues legend John Lee Hooker will receive the career-spanning box set honor on Oct. 31 with the release of Hooker …

Aug 31, 2006 12:57 PM

Cyrus Chestnut’s “Jazz Goes To Church” concert at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre on Sept. 30 will be the first…

Aug 29, 2006 10:16 AM

Arriving just in time for holiday shopping, a boxed set of Frank Sinatra’s historic Las Vegas performances will hit…

Aug 29, 2006 10:01 AM

Trumpeter Brian Lynch has brought Eddie Palmieri on board for his new Simpatico (Artistshare), which is scheduled for…

Aug 24, 2006 10:32 AM

Trumpeter Walter “Maynard” Ferguson died on Wednesday at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, Calif. He was 78.…

Aug 24, 2006 9:30 AM

Penguin has just published a new tome, Jazz Encyclopedia , by British jazz scholar Richard Cook.

At almost 700 pages,…

Aug 24, 2006 9:25 AM

The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis has announced its new 2006–2007 performing arts program. Among these…