Nov 28, 2017 12:42 PM
Roswell Rudd Feted at 82nd Birthday Bash
A huge outpouring of love engulfed Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York on Nov. 16 during a celebration of the great…
Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob performs during Roswell Rudd’s 82nd birthday celebration at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on Nov. 16. Pictured from left are Mark Helias (subbing for Tony Scherr), Bernstein, Kenny Wollesen and Briggan Krauss.
Nov 28, 2017 12:42 PM
A huge outpouring of love engulfed Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York on Nov. 16 during a celebration of the great…
Tunisian oudist/vocalist Dhafer Youssef performs at Pakkahuone on Nov. 5 during the Tampere Jazz Happening.
Nov 21, 2017 7:33 PM
Finland’s 36th annual Tampere Jazz Happening (Nov. 2–5) once again took place in the usual comforts of three…
Didier Lockwood performs at Igreja da Candalaria in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 10 as part of the MIMO Festival.
Nov 21, 2017 6:59 PM
An American devotee of Brazilian music attending a music festival in Rio de Janeiro might expect to hear a few familiar…
Tyshawn Sorey (left) leads a “conduction” performance at this year’s Berlin Jazz Festival.
Nov 20, 2017 11:47 AM
The Berlin Jazz Festival handily accomplished a two-fold mission to preserve its prodigious historical legacy while…
Marc Ribot performs at the 2017 Belgrade Jazz Festival.
Nov 17, 2017 1:40 PM
The Belgrade Jazz Festival is the ideal destination for after-midnight partying. Many such weekenders put their…
Saxophonist Chris Potter (left), bassist Dave Holland and tabla player Zakir Hussain of the band Crosscurrents.
Nov 16, 2017 5:33 PM
From John Coltrane in the ’60s to current stars Rudresh Mahanthappa and Dan Weiss in the 21st century, the influence…
Romero Lubambo (seated, left), George Garzone, Sean Jones and Marco Pignataro perform at the 2017 Dominican Republic Jazz Festival. (Bassist Nilson Matta is partially obscured.)
Nov 15, 2017 2:09 PM
Sun and cerulean sky rule the azure surf, as kite-riders curl arabesques and lively merengue jazz drifts over the…
Kaja Draksler performs as part of the trio Punk.Vrt.Plastik at the 2017 Berlin Jazz Festival on Nov. 4.
Nov 10, 2017 3:48 PM
Once again, the compass needle for important jazz happenings pointed to Berlin recently, with the daring and impressive…
Guitarists Jimmy Herring (left) and John McLaughlin are on the road for what McLaughlin has said will be his final U.S. tour.
Nov 7, 2017 6:36 PM
The sight of John McLaughlin, 75, looking wistfully out at the adoring Town Hall audience after the guitar hero’s…
A publicity photo for Carrie Mae Weems’ multimedia production Grace Notes: Reflections of Now
Nov 1, 2017 6:48 PM
Grace Notes: Reflections of Now—Carrie Mae Weems’ sobering multimedia production centering on the tense race…
