Apr 5, 2017 1:16 PM
NEA Jazz Masters Concert Preserves ‘Sanctity of the Arts’
Since relocating from New York to The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the annual NEA Jazz Masters awards…
The 2017 NEA Jazz Masters at the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 3, 2017 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (left to right): Representing Ira Gitler, Fitz Gitler; Dick Hyman; Dave Holland; Dr. Lonnie Smith; and Dee Dee Bridgewater.
Apr 5, 2017 1:16 PM
Since relocating from New York to The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the annual NEA Jazz Masters awards…
The Art Ensemble of Chicago members Don Moye (left), Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors are the subject of a new book, which was released at a Fred Anderson tribute concert in Chicago on March 29.
Apr 4, 2017 4:05 PM
On several levels, Chicago saxophonist Fred Anderson, who died in June 2010, left a void that still needs to be filled.…
Nir Felder (left), Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, Michael League (background) and Skerik at the Jazz Standard in New York City on March 28.
Mar 30, 2017 2:04 PM
Maurice “Mobetta” Brown is having a busy start to his spring. The trumpet veteran released The Mood on March 24,…
Carla Bley was among the jazz-leaning instrumentalists that performed at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 23-26.
Mar 30, 2017 11:01 AM
Perched on a stool in front of a projector screen and nestled behind a laptop, alto saxophonist Matana Roberts had a…
Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew of Yo La Tengo
Mar 28, 2017 2:19 PM
Yo La Tengo has a song called “The Story Of Jazz,” and lyric-wise, it really has nothing to do with swing or its…
Nels Cline (left) and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco perform at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on March 21.
Mar 27, 2017 4:26 PM
Wilco’s long-running brand of left-field Americana has endured for decades, giving the band legacy status and helping…
Dee Alexander performs at the Women In Jazz Leadership Initiative concert in Chicago on March 10. (Photo: Lauren Deutsch)
Mar 21, 2017 4:07 PM
March is national Women’s History Month. It’s an occasion to commemorate the role of women in the political,…
Tigran Hamasyan performed at SubCultre in NYC on March 10. At points throughout his show, the pianist layered wordless vocals that sounded other-worldly in pitch.
Mar 15, 2017 9:35 PM
On the end of his five-city U.S. tour, pianist Tigran Hamasyan returned to New York (where he had lived briefly years…
Trombone Shorty opened for the alt-rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on March 11.
Mar 15, 2017 8:46 PM
The category now known as “Rising Star” in the annual DownBeat Critics Poll once went by the moniker “Talent…
Pat Metheny was celebrated by likeminded guitarists at the Alternative Guitar Summit in New York City on March 10.
Mar 13, 2017 9:09 AM
Guitarist Joel Harrison hit on an inspired notion in 2011 when he decided to gather his favorite on-the-fringe and…
