Nov 3, 2026 4:08 PM
San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Fest Bridges Nations
It’s challenging to pinpoint a defining element of this year’s San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival (SDTJ…
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band shared their spiritual brand of jazz with San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival audiences.
Nov 3, 2026 4:08 PM
It’s challenging to pinpoint a defining element of this year’s San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival (SDTJ…
Ravi Coltrane on stage during the Detroit Jazz Festival’s John Coltrane Centennial Celebration.
Nov 3, 2026 3:48 PM
Distinguishing infrastructure updates at this year’s Motor City bonanza, the world’s biggest free jazz festival,…
Alto saxophonist Alden Hellmuth, tenor saxophonist Sergio Tabanico, bassist Felix Moseholm and drummer Eliza Salem perform at Close Up in New York during a D’Addario “After Dark” concert on Oct. 22.
Nov 3, 2026 3:21 PM
The New York City listening room Close Up lives up to its name—and on the evening of Oct. 22, local musicians,…
Competition winner Malou Oheix (center) with Herbie Hancock and Fondation Louis Vuitton’s Jean-Paul Claverie.
Oct 27, 2026 11:50 AM
Malou Oheix, a 27-year-old singer from Nantes, France, took first place at this year’s Herbie Hancock Institute…
Jason Moran plays Duke Ellington repertoire at the Church of Peace in Ludwigshafen.
Oct 27, 2026 11:06 AM
A week at Enjoy Jazz is just a slice. The annual autumn “Festival for Jazz and More” in Germany’s Rhine-Neckar…
Camille Thurman took to the stage alongside bassist Kenny Davis and drummer Tommy Campbell for a rendition of Johnny Mercer’s “I’m An Old Cowhand” that recalled Rollins’ epochal 1957 trio outing Way Out West.
Oct 6, 2026 1:33 PM
As emcee Mark Ruffin noted at the commencement of an epic tribute to saxophonist Sonny Rollins at the Cathedral of…
Herbie Hancock, left, and Ron Carter performed as a duo at this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival.
Oct 6, 2026 12:55 PM
After two years of flux following the departure of artistic director Tim Jackson, the 2026 Monterey Jazz Festival…
Tomeka Reid’s In Tribute To Ellington could easily have made everyone happy by simply playing Duke’s music, but she took a more challenging route.
Oct 6, 2026 12:35 PM
If you scanned the lineup for the 20th edition of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, which took place Sept. 25–26, you’d…
Lalah Hathaway entranced fans at this year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
Sep 29, 2026 11:20 AM
Reinforcing modern jazz’s interaction with other genres associated with Black American music remains a hallmark of…
Herbie Hancock and jazz impresario Darlene Chan were honored at a September gala in support of the L.A. jazz club Sam First.
Sep 29, 2026 10:58 AM
In 1968, Geordie Hormel purchased the 22,000-square-foot Masonic Temple in West Los Angeles for $125,000. He was the…
