Oct 29, 2024 12:23 PM
Preview: London Jazz Fest Gets Ready!
Back for a triumphant 32nd edition and boasting over 350 gigs across 10 days of programming, the EFG London Jazz…
Nduduzo Makhathini leads a focus on South Africa at the EFG London Jazz Festival.
Oct 29, 2024 12:23 PM
Back for a triumphant 32nd edition and boasting over 350 gigs across 10 days of programming, the EFG London Jazz…
Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin (left) was joined onstage by Australian trumpeter and trombonist James Morrison during her D.C. JazzFest performance.
Oct 8, 2024 12:04 PM
The 20th anniversary of the D.C. JazzFest (Aug. 28–Sept. 2) commenced with a bang. Alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin…
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…
Benny Green gave a breathtaking solo performance at this year’s San Jose Jazz Summer Fest.
Aug 20, 2024 10:59 AM
San Jose Jazz, a nonprofit, has been around since 1986 and produced its first jazz festival 34 years ago in 1990. It…
A concert of duets featuring trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and bassist Dave Holland was cerebral and unhurried at this year’s Montreal Jazz Festival.
Aug 13, 2024 11:52 AM
In its third edition since rebounding from senior management changes and COVID-related disruptions, the 44th Festival…
The June 19 Town Hall celebration of Michael Brecker was the culmination of the 10-night Peperoncino Jazz Festival.
Aug 7, 2024 2:03 PM
Although it’s been 17 years since tenor titan Michael Brecker passed away, the memories of his towering instrumental…
Soul-jazz tenor icon Houston Person with drummer Sylvia Cuenca at this year’s Healdsburg Jazz Festival.
Jul 2, 2024 1:37 PM
“All killer, no filler” is a good descriptor for Healdsburg Jazz Festival’s 26th anniversary edition, which…
Etienne Charles and his Creole Orchestra drew liberally on sources beyond the Trinidad native’s comfort zone.
Jun 25, 2024 12:42 PM
On Oct. 8, 2022, Etienne Charles reopened Lincoln Center’s newly renovated David Geffen Hall with San Juan Hill, a…
“She reminds me of my childhood and makes we want to cry,” Cécile McLorin Salvant, pictured here with writer Ashley Kahn, said of Dianne Reeves.
Jun 11, 2024 12:31 PM
Italy’s Umbria Jazz Winter is one of those rare annual festivals that not only coincides with a major holiday —…
Albert “Tootie” Heath with friends en route to a live Blindfold Test at New York University in spring of 2018. From left: Ashley Kahn, Russell Hall, Heath, Jimmy Cobb and Emmet Cohen.
Jun 4, 2024 12:02 PM
Editor’s Note: The following was an assignment that writer Ashley Kahn received not for DownBeat, but for another…
