May 30, 2023 12:44 PM
End of an Avant-Festival Era in Victoriaville
For nearly four decades, seekers of full-service avant-garde festivals in North America have been drawn to the…
Outgoing FIMAV founding director Michel Levasseur speaks during a press conference at this year’s festival.
May 30, 2023 12:44 PM
For nearly four decades, seekers of full-service avant-garde festivals in North America have been drawn to the…
Ingrid Laubrock, left, premieres “Lilith” at jazzahead! 2023 with band member David Adewumi on trumpet.
May 23, 2023 12:43 PM
Jazzahead!, a refreshingly hybrid trade fair and artistic showcase held annually at the exhibition center in Bremen,…
“For me, the jazz tradition has worked most consciously and seriously with the idea of freedom in music,” Bärtsch said.
May 16, 2023 3:00 PM
Even before COVID-19 made it problematic for his popular Ronin and Mobile ensembles to tour, Nik Bärtsch and his ECM…
Henry Threadgill set a high bar for collective creation in the service of an individual identity
May 16, 2023 2:46 PM
Seated front-row center, Henry Threadgill was visibly grooving to Very Very Circus — an eminently reasonable response…
Isaiah J. Thompson performs during the finals of the 2023 American Pianists Association’s Awards in Jazz.
May 2, 2023 2:54 PM
Isaiah J. Thompson won the jazz pianist competition led by the American Pianists Association on April 22. The year-long…
John Zorn has become Mr. Big Ears in the last two iterations of the festival.
Apr 25, 2023 12:32 PM
On the opening evening of Knoxville’s four-day Big Ears Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary March 30 to…
Leeds, England-based alto saxophonist Jasmine Myra, far right, led an expansive six-piece group for her festival debut.
Apr 25, 2023 12:03 PM
East London’s Brick Lane is best known for its historic South Asian community and the slew of Indian and Pakistani…
Hal Willner (1956–2020)
Apr 25, 2023 11:36 AM
They came to salute Nino Rota, but in the end they delivered a gift to a dear friend. True, the iconic Italian…
Pianist Amaro Freitas presented a panoramic solo set at this year’s Bergamo Jazz Festival.
Apr 4, 2023 12:16 PM
In programming her third and final Bergamo Jazz Festival, Artistic Director Maria Pia De Vito set a high bar for Joe…
Lloyd performed an 85th birthday concert at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre on March 10.
Mar 14, 2023 11:51 AM
Beyond the musical merits and depths unfolded, Charles Lloyd’s latest concert at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre…
