Feb 12, 2019 9:33 AM
With ‘Almadraba’ Oscar Peñas is Poet, Composer and Friend to Fisherman
Oscar Peñas is a poet. Having tasked himself with writing a suite dedicated to the centuries-old practice of…
Guitarist-composer Oscar Peñas (left) pianist Marta Sánchez and drummer Richie Barshay perform Feb. 8 at Aaron Davis Hall at the City College Center for the Arts in Harlem.
Feb 12, 2019 9:33 AM
Oscar Peñas is a poet. Having tasked himself with writing a suite dedicated to the centuries-old practice of…
At New York’s Winter Jazzfest on Jan. 12, Allison Miller co-leads an ensemble with pianist Carmen Staaf at Subculture.
Jan 16, 2019 8:58 AM
On display at New York’s Winter Jazzfest is not only a variety of styles, repertoires, concepts and generations, but…
Pianist Alfredo Rodríguez and percussionist Pedrito Martinez perform at New York’s SubCulture during Winter Jazzfest.
Jan 15, 2019 8:48 AM
For the past 15 years, Winter Jazzfest’s signature event has been a weekend marathon spread across dozens of New York…
Henry Threadgill performs Jan. 11 at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jan 14, 2019 9:00 AM
Henry Threadgill’s Zooid along with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble performed the world premiere of…
Led by Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the memorial concert for Roy Hargrove at Lincoln Center began with a traditional, New Orleans-style second line march.
Jan 9, 2019 4:47 PM
Around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jazz at Lincoln Center, as the memorial concert for Roy Hargrove neared its fifth hour,…
Kamasi Washington performs Saturday at SFJAZZ with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Brian Blade and pianist Danilo Pérez during a celebration of Wayne Shorter.
Jan 8, 2019 9:00 AM
At the top of Saturday night’s Wayne Shorter Legacy Celebration in San Francisco, Randall Kline, artistic and…
Trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and drummer Mika Kallio perform during a screening of “Eläimen Kuva” at the We Jazz Festival, which ran Dec. 2-9 in Helsinki, Finland.
Dec 11, 2018 9:30 AM
An important event on the Helsinki jazz scene, now in its sixth year, We Jazz has made a point of staging shows in…
Maja S.K. Ratkje performs at the Rune Grammofon 20th anniversary celebration at Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo, Norway.
Dec 7, 2018 9:00 AM
Back in the ’80s, Rune Kristoffersen was a founding member of the Norwegian post-punk/new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi.…
Omara Portuondo performs at the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival.
Nov 26, 2018 4:00 PM
It’s not uncommon for contemporary jazz players to express the need for jazz to be taken to a new, younger generation…
Laurin Talese performs at the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition on Nov. 18 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark.
Nov 19, 2018 6:01 PM
Laurin Talese has spent countless hours as a vocal teacher emphasizing the importance of breath control to students.…
