Oct 28, 2016 11:52 AM
Van Morrison Energizes SFJAZZ with Spirited Classics
While it was definitely a coup, SFJAZZ booking Van Morrison for two consecutive nights starting Oct. 18 was also a…
Van Morrison performs at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on Oct. 18.
Oct 28, 2016 11:52 AM
While it was definitely a coup, SFJAZZ booking Van Morrison for two consecutive nights starting Oct. 18 was also a…
The members of The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 performed together in Nashville on Oct. 19.
Oct 28, 2016 11:33 AM
Nashville’s City Winery epitomizes the confluence of sleek sophistication and down-home soul that defines the current…
Walter Becker (left), Keith Carlock and Donald Fagen of Steely Dan perform at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Oct. 18.
Oct 20, 2016 3:39 PM
When guitarist Walter Becker and vocalist-keyboardist Donald Fagen—who together make up the group Steely Dan—dropped…
Elio Villafranca performs Letters To Mother Africa at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.
Oct 19, 2016 9:50 AM
On a night as beautiful as the one in New York City on Oct. 15, it was appropriate that pianist Elio Villafranca would…
Joey Alexander (left), Dan Chmielinski and Ulysses Owens Jr. celebrate the release of Countdown in New York on Sept. 30.
Oct 19, 2016 9:45 AM
In June, piano wunderkind Joey Alexander hit a milestone: He became a teenager. And while it may be difficult to square…
Steve Cardenas (left), Jeremy Pelt, Allison Miller and Ben Allison (the group’s leader) perform at the BRIC JazzFest in Brooklyn on Oct. 13.
Oct 18, 2016 2:12 PM
The second edition of the BRIC Jazzfest marathon—held October 13–15 in three separate spaces in BRIC House, the…
Vocalist Sofia Jernberg was among the participants at this year’s October Meeting at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, which ran from Oct. 7–9.
Oct 18, 2016 2:06 PM
Amsterdam’s Bimhuis stands out among international jazz venues for plenty of reasons, but one of the most important…
Pianist Brad Mehldau (far left) leads members of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Alumni Orchestra and his own trio for a performance of Highway Rider at SFJAZZ.
Oct 18, 2016 2:00 PM
Like anticipating the film adaption of a favorite novel, it’s exciting to imagine how an ambitious recording will…
Brothers Leonard (left) and Slava Grigoryan perform at the Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Uppsala, Sweden.
Oct 18, 2016 1:55 PM
The distant sounds of acoustic guitars floated through the air as the performances got underway on the second floor of…
Al McLean performs with the Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal.
Oct 17, 2016 3:51 PM
Saxophonist Al McLean might be the only jazz musician in Montreal who sits in on three well-known jam sessions in town,…
