Oct 23, 2017 10:49 AM
Vilnius Jazz Festival Embraces Adventure, Angular Modernity
The Vilnius Jazz Festival in Lithuania has a long-established reputation as a platform for free improvisation and the…
Liudas Mockūnas performs at the Vilnius Jazz Festival, which took place in Lithuania Oct. 12–15.
Oct 23, 2017 10:49 AM
The Vilnius Jazz Festival in Lithuania has a long-established reputation as a platform for free improvisation and the…
Members of Ensemble Super Moderne perform at the AngraJazz Festival, which ran Oct. 4–7 in Portugal.
Oct 20, 2017 1:44 PM
Although Portugal continues to host a number of noteworthy festivals and is the home to the envelope-pushing jazz label…
Steven Bernstein’s Hot 9 with Henry Butler
Oct 19, 2017 3:34 PM
Henry Butler, Steven Bernstein and the Hot 9 steamed up the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium on Oct. 11.…
Trumpeter Sean Jones (left) and saxophonists Miguel Zenón, David Sánchez and Joshua Redman perform on Oct. 8 at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, California.
Oct 16, 2017 2:26 PM
“Music builds community,” reads a side of the marquee at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, California.…
Lina Nyberg performs at the Stockholm Jazz Festival on October 9.
Oct 16, 2017 1:29 PM
The music at this year’s edition of the Stockholm Jazz Festival, which ran Oct. 6–15, started with a formless,…
Bria Skonberg (center) performs at the 2017 New York Hot Jazz Festival, held at the McKittrick Hotel in Manhattan on Sept. 24.
Sep 27, 2017 8:53 PM
One of the most enjoyable hangs of the year is the annual celebration of 1920s and 30s swing music presented by the…
Will Kennedy (left), Russell Ferrante, Bob Mintzer and Dane Alderson performed at Ferring Jazz Bistro in St. Louis Sept. 20–23.
Sep 27, 2017 5:53 PM
The Yellowjackets opened a Sept. 23 night show at the Ferring Jazz Bistro in St. Louis with the catchy, upbeat melody…
Nick Mazzarella (left) and Tomeka Reid perform at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival, which took place Sept. 23–24 in Chicago.
Sep 27, 2017 7:49 AM
The 11th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival, populating a dozen varied venues amid the picturesque splendor of the…
Samantha Fish performs during the ELLNORA festval at the Krannert Center in Urbana, Illinois, on Sept. 14.
Sep 22, 2017 11:15 PM
The ELLNORA Guitar Festival, held Sept. 14–16, is a mecca for all manner of string players as well as voracious music…
Luisito Quintero (left), Chick Corea, Steve Wilson, Steve Gadd, Lionel Loueke and Carlitos Del Puerto performed a Sept. 19–30 residency at the Blue Note in New York.
Sep 21, 2017 5:21 PM
It’s not clear whether Art Blakey intoned his famous dictum, “Music washes away the dust of everyday life,” back…
