Jun 16, 2017 5:37 PM
Alvin Ailey Dance Troup Interprets Music of Dizzy, Ella
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater made its premiere in 1958, when the company’s 27-year-old namesake director…
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performs Billy Wilson’s Winter In Lisbon.
Jun 16, 2017 5:37 PM
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater made its premiere in 1958, when the company’s 27-year-old namesake director…
Glenn Zaleski (left), Melissa Aldana, Philip Dizack, Pablo Menares and Craig Weinrib perform at the San Francisco Jazz Festival on June 13.
Jun 16, 2017 10:57 AM
Before the SFJAZZ Center opened in January 2013, SFJAZZ’s flagship programming was its San Francisco Jazz Festival…
Gary Clark Jr. performs at the Chicago Blues Fest on June 11.
Jun 13, 2017 1:09 PM
The Chicago Blues Festival rarely booked blues-rock stars such as Gary Clark Jr. in its 33 previous incarnations in…
Kahil El’Zabar (left), DavidMurray and Carmen Rothwell perform at Vision Fest in New York City on June 3.
Jun 8, 2017 10:25 PM
The 22nd-annual Vision Festival concluded June 3 with a pair of multidisciplinary performances debuting music by Trio 3…
Chick Corea performs at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival in Florida on May 28.
Jun 7, 2017 11:32 PM
This year’s Jacksonville Jazz Festival, newly centralized in the downtown area, marked a welcome reset for the…
Joachim Kuhn performs at Like a Jazz Machine fest in Dudelange, Luxembourg.
Jun 1, 2017 3:03 PM
This sixth edition of Like A Jazz Machine took place over the long Memorial Day weekend (May 25–28), although in…
Tom Rainey (left), Scot Colley, Julian Lage and Nels Cline perform as the Nels Cline Four at the FIMAV Festival.
May 26, 2017 3:12 PM
Among other new developments at the unique cultural phenomenon that is FIMAV (Festival International Musique Actuelle…
Members of the Sai Anantam Singers perform during a tribute to Alice Coltrane at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York, on May 21.
May 23, 2017 10:59 AM
Spirituality was an enduring theme in the musical life of Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), the pianist, harpist and widow of…
Randy Brecker (left), a Philadelphia native, performs at the first annual Philadelphia Jazz Festival, which ran from April 23–30.
May 22, 2017 11:48 AM
As Orrin Evans pointed out in the days leading up to the inaugural Philadelphia Jazz Festival April 23–30, Philly’s…
Steve Coleman is developing material for a forthcoming live album.
May 20, 2017 9:19 AM
Hard as it is to put a label on saxophonist Steve Coleman—an established innovator with a MacArthur “Genius”…
