Aug 16, 2017 10:21 PM
Jazz Re:Freshed Provides Outlet for U.K. Innovators
For a glimpse of the current wave of young jazz talent bubbling in the U.K., particularly in its multifaceted black…
Shabaka Hutchings (seen here in a publicity photo) is among the artists to have performed at Jazz Re:Freshed’s weekly Thursday showcases in London.
Aug 16, 2017 10:21 PM
For a glimpse of the current wave of young jazz talent bubbling in the U.K., particularly in its multifaceted black…
Jim Black, drummer of Human Feel, performs Aug. 5 during Jazz em Agosto in Portugal.
Aug 14, 2017 7:16 PM
Rui Neves, the artistic director of Lisbon’s Jazz em Agosto (Jazz In August), describes his preferred musical sphere…
Christian McBride (foreground) and Questlove (background) perform in The Philadelphia Experiment at the Newport Jazz Festival on Aug. 6.
Aug 11, 2017 4:50 PM
The annual pilgrimage to Fort Adams State Park, located at the mouth of Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, is a high point…
Jan Lundgren (left) leads a quartet featuring Dan Berglund, Jukka Pekka and Morton Lund at the Ystad Jazz Festival Aug. 5 in Ystad, Sweden.
Aug 10, 2017 3:52 PM
Analyzing the status and “map” of the European jazz festival circuit is an inexact science and art, but general…
In the spotlight: Tony Bennett at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois, on Aug. 4
Aug 7, 2017 4:05 PM
Just after Tony Bennett jaunted onstage at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois, on Aug. 4, he sang the Gordon Jenkins…
Charles Lloyd performs during the Funchal Jazz Festival in Madeira, Portugal, on July 15.
Aug 2, 2017 1:44 PM
The 18th annual Funchal Jazz Festival, which transpired July 13–15 in the capital city of Madeira, a Portuguese…
Alexander von Schlippenbach (left), Rudi Mahall, Uli Jennessen and Axel Dörner perform at the Molde Jazz Festival in Norway. (Obscured: bassist Jan Roder)
Jul 27, 2017 2:38 PM
Vijay Iyer has done more than his share in the contemporary cause of musical border-crossing and idiom-fusing in—and…
Shabaka Hutchings (left) and Kamasi Washington perform during the Gent Jazz Festival in Belgium.
Jul 26, 2017 3:46 PM
The Gent Jazz Festival always presents one of the most adventurous marriages between the music’s hardcore root and…
Pedrito Martinez (left) and Angélique Kidjo perform during the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, on July 12.
Jul 26, 2017 2:01 PM
This year’s Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia, Italy, once again featured an ambitious multifaceted program that ranged…
Seun Kuti (foreground) performs during the Paris New York Heritage Festival in Manhattan on July 16.
Jul 25, 2017 3:27 PM
Was the decision to sandwich vibraphonist Roy Ayers in between two sprawling Afrobeat bands a savvy piece of jazz…
