Jul 5, 2017 11:15 AM
Jazztopad Presents Best of Polish Jazz in NYC
Jazztopad is a major Polish festival, with its 15th edition in Wroclaw set for November. For the last three years, a…
American artists Ned Rothenberg (left) and Amir ElSaffar join Polish musicians Michal Bryndal and bassist Ksawery Wójciński for a performance during the Jazztopad festival in New York City.
Jul 5, 2017 11:15 AM
Jazztopad is a major Polish festival, with its 15th edition in Wroclaw set for November. For the last three years, a…
John Medeski (left), Larry Grenadier, Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield perform as the collective Hudson on June 30 at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
Jul 3, 2017 8:51 AM
The Montreal Jazz Festival has earned a reputation for presenting some of the finer emerging acts in improvised music…
Keyboardist Amino Belyamani of Dawn of Midi performs at Solid Sound in North Adams, Massachusetts, on June 23.
Jun 30, 2017 4:07 PM
Wilco and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art curated and hosted their fifth Solid Sound Festival June…
Casey Benjamin (left) and Robert Glasper of the Robert Glasper Experiment perform at the Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts, on June 24.
Jun 30, 2017 1:51 PM
In its fifth year, Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival proved to be a dense blend of eclectic music, spacious contemporary…
Regina Carter performs at the 2017 DuPont Clifford Jazz Festival, which ran from June 21-–24 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Jun 27, 2017 2:45 PM
Danilo Pérez, Somi and Regina Carter headlined the 29th edition of the DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, which ran…
Slavic Soul Party, led by Matt Moran (right, with bass drum), performed at the DC Jazz Festival on June 16.
Jun 26, 2017 9:43 AM
The Atlas Theater for the Performing Arts, in conjunction with this year’s annual DC Jazz Festival, hosted a rowdy,…
Cooper-Moore performs at the 2016 Vision Festival in New York City. He appeared at this year’s fest as the honoree of a day-long tribute.
Jun 23, 2017 9:23 AM
In accordance with the program’s subhead, “For A Just Future,” the 22nd Vision Free Jazz Festival delivered…
William Parker performs at the Red Hook Jazz Festival in Brooklyn on June 11.
Jun 21, 2017 4:10 PM
Other New York festivals, in more accessible locations and with much bigger budgets, enjoy way higher profiles, but the…
Dr. John (left) and Henry Butler at Town Hall in New York on June 15. The two musicians participated in the first-ever piano summit there.
Jun 20, 2017 1:00 PM
It was like a Mardi Gras party June 15 when two New Orleans piano masters, Dr. John (aka John “Mac” Rebennack) and…
Aaron Diehl (left) and Cécile McLorin Salvant perform at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s annual benefit concert on June 14.
Jun 19, 2017 3:46 PM
New York jazz supporters seem to emerge each spring, with full houses attending benefit concerts that help sustain the…
