May 18, 2017 7:55 AM
Preston Jackson and Greg Ward: The Sculpting of a Protégé
Most jazz up-and-comers have musical mentors, but not so many of those elders serve as life coaches, too. When…
Greg Ward (left) with Preston Jackson outside The Whistler in Chicago April 23.
May 18, 2017 7:55 AM
Most jazz up-and-comers have musical mentors, but not so many of those elders serve as life coaches, too. When…
Fabian Almazan, Roy Hargrove, Claudia Acuña and Jon Benitez perform at the Jazz Gallery Awards Gala in New York City on May 15.
May 17, 2017 12:12 PM
It took but a few notes played by alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Fabian Almazan to quiet the room full of…
The Cookers members Billy Harper, David Weiss and Eddie Henderson perform at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on May 6.
May 15, 2017 9:49 PM
If you’ve heard the five CDs recorded by veteran jazz septet The Cookers, you know these seasoned pros deliver fire…
Vicente Archer (left), Clarence Penn, Mary Stallings and Steve Nelson perform at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco May 4 as part of the vocalist’s four-day residency.
May 12, 2017 12:31 PM
Since opening its SFJAZZ Center in January 2013, the SFJAZZ organization has appointed a group of Resident Artistic…
Chucho Valdés performs at Birdland in New York City as part of a six-night engagement at the venue.
May 12, 2017 9:38 AM
Most 75-year-olds residing in Miami, Florida, aspire to a comfortable retirement. Not so for master pianist-composer…
John Scofield performed songs from 1976’s Blue Matter and 1996’s Quiet during a retrospective of his work at Jazz at Lincoln Center May 5–6.
May 10, 2017 10:10 PM
While still basking in the glow of his recent Best Jazz Instrumental Album Grammy win for Country For Old Men…
The Paulin Brothers perform at the People’s Health Economy Hall Tent during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 4.
May 10, 2017 7:48 PM
(Text by David Kunian, with photos by Erika Goldring.)
The audience had already absorbed a lot of music by the time…
Lionel Loueke (left), Dave Holland, Chris Potter and Eric Harland are Aziza. The supergroup performed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 6.
May 10, 2017 2:40 PM
During this baseball season, it’s a treat to sit in the crowded wooden bleacher seats of Fenway Park in Boston under…
Diane Reeves (left), Dee Dee Bridgewater and Esperanza Spalding pay homage to Abbey Lincoln during a tribute performance held in honor of the late singer at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 6.
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…
Roberto Fonseca performs at the Kriol Jazz Fest in Cabo Verde on April 15.
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…
