May 29, 2024 12:26 PM
Stefon Harris Dives Into the Future
Seated on steeply inclined risers and packed in like sardines, a community of concertgoers gazes down expectantly, if…
“I had total confidence and trust that they were brilliant musicians and would come up with something amazing, which they did,” Harris said of his Blackout band members after their AI-enriched performance at Harlem’s Victoria Theater on Feb. 18.
May 29, 2024 12:26 PM
Seated on steeply inclined risers and packed in like sardines, a community of concertgoers gazes down expectantly, if…
Herbie Hancock demonstrated his ageless piano brilliance during the International Jazz Day main concert on April 30 in Tangier, Morocco.
May 14, 2024 12:27 PM
After a five-year hiatus from organizing a host city, International Jazz Day returned in full force this year in…
Snarky Puppy virtually tore the roof off the downtown venue Viru Keskus during its crowd-thrilling Jazzkaar Festival performance in April.
May 14, 2024 11:52 AM
The name of Estonia’s eight-day spring jazz festival, Jazzkaar, is a pun on an old word for “village party” as…
Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente began their current U.S. tour with a performance at Boston’s Regattabar.
Apr 23, 2024 10:51 AM
Luciana Souza is the most justly renowned Brazilian jazz singer working in the United States. Trio Corrente is…
Henry Threadgill performs with Zooid at Big Ears in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Apr 9, 2024 11:30 AM
Big Ears, the annual four-day music celebration that first took place in 2009 in Knoxville, Tennessee, could well be…
David Murray and his trio mates engage in a visceral yet sensitive blowout at this year’s Vossa Jazz Festival.
Apr 2, 2024 12:47 PM
Last year, the Vossa Jazz Festival in Western Norway officially joined the rare ranks of jazz fests at 50. It is an…
Pianist Sullivan Fortner, who performed at the Old Church with bassist Tyrone Allen and drummer Kayvon Gordon, leads a clinic during the PDX Jazz Festival.
Mar 19, 2024 3:37 PM
To get from one’s car to the Old Church, a beautifully refurbished old building in a corner of Portland, Oregon’s…
Vijay Iyer (left) and Nicole Mitchell perform music by Andrew Hill at Harlem Stage’s Gatehouse on March 1.
Mar 12, 2024 11:17 AM
A program of music by the late Andrew Hill is right up Harlem Stage’s alley. “Let’s get real: This is what we…
The full cast of the centennial celebration for Max Roach, held Jan. 26 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Feb 13, 2024 1:56 PM
Toward the middle of the lengthy centennial celebration for the great drummer and composer Max Roach (1924–2007) at…
Mary Halvorson expanded her hollowbody guitar to match her imaginative foot-pedal-assisted forays at this year’s NYC Winter Jazzfest.
Feb 6, 2024 1:59 PM
Crisscrossing dozens of venues, in multiple New York neighborhoods, presenting smart lineups and thoughtful creative…
