Jan 10, 2017 8:23 PM
Kamasi Turns Bay Residency into Party
Though Kamasi Washington is a proud native of South Central Los Angeles, the popular tenor saxophonist has a…
Kamasi Washington (foreground) and bassist Miles Mosely perform at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on Jan. 8.
Jan 10, 2017 8:23 PM
Though Kamasi Washington is a proud native of South Central Los Angeles, the popular tenor saxophonist has a…
George Coleman (left) Eric Alexander and Adam Brenner perform at the Disability Pride NYC concert on Jan. 5.
Jan 9, 2017 6:45 PM
This year’s NYC Winter JazzFest, which includes several programs addressing the themes of political and social…
The sextet Invocation includes Vijay Iyer (left), Johannes Weidenmeuller, bandleader Rez Abbasi, Rudresh Mahanthappa and Dan Weiss.
Dec 30, 2016 3:21 PM
In a striking example of East-meets-West, Pakistani-born guitarist Rez Abbasi led his Invocation sextet for the…
Steve Miller (left)
Dec 23, 2016 10:27 AM
Steve Miller never seems to age. Joined by his frequent guitar-slinging partner Jimmie Vaughan for a tribute to Texas…
Drummers Hamid Drake (left) and Michael Zerang will perform at morning and night on Dec. 21–23.
Dec 21, 2016 1:40 PM
Chicago free-jazz fans are a devoted bunch. They’re so devoted, in fact, that they braved frigid temperatures and…
Candice Hoyes (left) at New York Fasion Week
Dec 19, 2016 8:56 AM
The fashion capital of the world concluded its most coveted event of the year on Sept. 17. As New York Fashion Week…
Matthew Greif (left), Scott Tennant, William Kanengiser and John Dearman are the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
Dec 15, 2016 10:32 AM
For more than 30 years now, the illustrious and versatile Los Angeles Guitar Quartet has earned its bragging rights as…
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…
