Nov 20, 2017 11:47 AM
Amid Straightahead High Points, Berlin Jazz Festival Takes Adventurous Paths
The Berlin Jazz Festival handily accomplished a two-fold mission to preserve its prodigious historical legacy while…
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…
Marco Pereira (left) performs with Miriam Aida at Sweden’s Uppsala International Guitar Festival, held Oct. 11–15.
Oct 30, 2017 10:13 AM
At the 14th annual Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Sweden, a memorable highlight was the programming on Oct.…
Fred Hersch performs at New England Conservatory’s Oct. 19 concert celebrating Thelonious Monk’s centennial.
Oct 25, 2017 4:05 PM
New England Conservatory’s joyous Oct. 19 concert celebrating Thelonious Monk’s centennial came as a model of…
Herbie Hancock, seen here at the 2017 International Jazz Day Global Concert in Havana, Cuba, performed in Atlanta on Oct. 17.
Oct 23, 2017 12:27 PM
At 77, multiple Grammy winner, NEA Jazz Master and musical ambassador Herbie Hancock refuses to become a legacy act.…
