Dec 13, 2016 4:39 PM
Schaphorst, McCaslin Honor Friends & Mentors at NEC
Ken Schaphorst, the bandleader at the helm of the New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra, is an intrepid director and…
Donny McCaslin performs with the New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra at Jordan Hall in Boston on Dec. 8
Dec 13, 2016 4:39 PM
Ken Schaphorst, the bandleader at the helm of the New England Conservatory Jazz Orchestra, is an intrepid director and…
Jake Shimabukuro (left) and Nolan Verner perform at the Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, California, on Dec. 8.
Dec 12, 2016 1:53 PM
When Jake Shimabukuro triumphantly entered Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, California, on Dec. 8, he flashed an easy…
Yoko Miwa (left) accompanies Sheila Jordan at Thelonious Monkfish in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Dec. 2.
Dec 9, 2016 4:21 PM
Sheila Jordan reigns undisputedly as mellow mistress of any jazz club she visits. She strolled into Thelonious…
Roscoe Mitchell performs at the Stockholm Jazz Festival, which ran from Oct. 7–16 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Dec 9, 2016 2:53 PM
This year’s Stockholm Jazz Festival, held October 7–16, tilted a bit more in the direction of world music, with jazz…
From left to right: Andrew Vogt, Mikel Avery (obscured) Hunter Diamond, Quentin Coaxum and Stu Mindeman perform selections from A Charlie Brown Christmas at the Hubbard Street Lofts in Chicago on Dec. 7.
Dec 8, 2016 8:33 PM
Holiday festivities have been underway since Thanksgiving, but nothing really rings in the Christmas spirit like…
Lucinda Williams (left) with Charles Lloyd at the Lobero Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 28.
Dec 7, 2016 5:03 PM
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd sometimes talks about his early desire to be a singer, a desire which has transformed his…
Leslie Pintchik performs at Jazz at Kitano in New York on Dec. 1.
Dec 5, 2016 5:18 PM
At the beginning of her trio set last Thursday evening at the Manhattan jazz boîte known as Jazz at Kitano, Leslie…
Wynton Marsalis performs during a tribute to author and theoretician Albert Murray on Nov. 28 at the 92nd Street Y in New York.
Dec 2, 2016 2:34 PM
Novelist Ayana Mathis was shocked when she first discovered the writing of critic, essayist and fellow fiction writer…
Jason Moran gives a lecture to Jazztopad attendees prior to his show at the festival on Nov. 18.
Dec 1, 2016 3:37 PM
The Jazztopad festival in Wroclaw, Poland, is deeply invested in the idea of commissioning new works. That message was…
John Medeski (left), Chris Wood and Billy Martin (seen here in a publicity photo) performed in On Air Studio in Cleveland on Nov. 18.
Nov 29, 2016 5:16 PM
Count on Medeski Martin & Wood to throw a very entertaining party. With the help of illustrious friends, the deeply…
