May 9, 2017 10:42 AM
Bridgewater, Spalding, Reeves Tip Their Hat to Abbey Lincoln
The Apollo Theater’s Abbey Lincoln Tribute, the centerpiece of its four day Women of the World (WOW) Festival, was a…
May 9, 2017 10:42 AM
The Apollo Theater’s Abbey Lincoln Tribute, the centerpiece of its four day Women of the World (WOW) Festival, was a…
May 3, 2017 4:06 PM
It’s Easter weekend in Praia, Santiago Island, and the Kriol Jazz Festival is about to kick off. There’s a palpable…
May 3, 2017 2:08 PM
Jazzkaar, a 10-day extravaganza in Tallinn, Estonia, is mostly set within the Telliskivi Creative City, a hub for the…
May 3, 2017 9:26 AM
The cutting contest has a long and honorable tradition in jazz. So when six improbably gifted tenor saxophonists…
May 2, 2017 6:49 PM
Following the exceptional opening night performance by bassist Barry Guy, the Intakt Records season at London’s…
May 1, 2017 7:26 PM
Harry Connick Jr. strode onto the stage of Rose Hall on the evening of April 26 and proclaimed to attendees of Jazz at…
May 1, 2017 12:48 PM
In early April, 88-year-old Benny Golson played two nights at the Duc des Lombards in Paris. It’s a significant event…
Apr 27, 2017 4:37 PM
The one constant about jazz is that it is always changing. This was gloriously illustrated at the inaugural…
Apr 24, 2017 8:35 AM
The Swiss label Intakt Records, founded by Patrik Landolt, has been releasing high quality improvised (and often…
Apr 18, 2017 3:38 PM
On the eve of Major League Baseball’s 2017 opening day, composer John Dorhauer and his brother Adam Dorhauer, a…