Nov 17, 2016 3:52 PM
Tampere Jazz Happening Heats Up Historic Finnish Venues
The harbingers of a deep winter had arrived in Tampere, Finland, in early November, with diminishing daylight,…
Dave Holland (left) and Chris Potter perform at the Tampere Jazz Happening in Tampere, Finland, on Nov. 6.
Nov 17, 2016 3:52 PM
The harbingers of a deep winter had arrived in Tampere, Finland, in early November, with diminishing daylight,…
Chick Corea, seen here performing at the Blue Note in New York on Oct. 27 as part of his 75th birthday residency.
Nov 17, 2016 3:36 PM
On Nov. 10, Chick Corea continued his 75th birthday celebration at the Blue Note in New York with what is expected to…
Pascal (far left) and Remy Le Boeuf (far right) perform with members of the Friction Quartet at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, on Nov. 10.
Nov 17, 2016 3:24 PM
The Le Boeuf Brothers concluded a brief four-date Northern California tour on the evening of Nov. 10 in Santa Cruz.…
Eli Degibri
Nov 17, 2016 3:07 PM
On a night when Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory underscored the deep partisan differences in the…
Mette Henriette performs at the 2016 Berlin Jazz Festival in Germany.
Nov 17, 2016 3:04 PM
The English journalist Richard Williams is now into his second year as programmer for the Berlin Jazzfest, which was…
Rob Mazurek performs at the 2016 Belgrade Jazz Festival in Belgrade, Serbia.
Nov 17, 2016 2:58 PM
Perhaps the Belgrade Jazz Festival would be considered something of a fresh discovery to many visitors arriving from…
Carmen Lundy (left), Darryl Hall and Marvin “Smitty” Smith perform at the Duc de Lombards in Paris.
Nov 17, 2016 2:55 PM
The city of Paris was blessed with an abundance of great music in October and November. Jason Marsalis, who has…
Wadada Leo Smith (foreground) performs with John Lindberg at Woodland Pattern bookstore in Milwaukee on Oct. 30.
Nov 14, 2016 3:59 PM
On Oct. 30, trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and bassist John Lindberg completed a Midwest tour to promote their 2015 album,…
Catherine Russell (left), Patti Austin and Angélique Kidjo perform in a tribute to author Ralph Ellison at NJPAC in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 1.
Nov 14, 2016 3:56 PM
Jazz and blues were central to Ralph Ellison, author of the 1952 novel Invisible Man. Reminiscing about his childhood…
Nov 14, 2016 3:52 PM
On Feb. 26, 1917, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, a quintet from New Orleans, entered the Victoria Talking Machine…
