Oct 19, 2016 9:50 AM
Villafranca Elegantly Links Cultures & Grooves in Mother Africa Suite
On a night as beautiful as the one in New York City on Oct. 15, it was appropriate that pianist Elio Villafranca would…
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,…
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs at the Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, California, on Sept. 30.
Oct 17, 2016 3:32 PM
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) commenced its 2016–’17 touring season with five shows in Northern…
Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at the Hot Jazz Festival in New York City on Sept. 25
Oct 17, 2016 2:38 PM
Leave it to Michael Katsobashvili, an ebullient impresario from the nation of Georgia, to keep the fires burning New…
Former First Lady Laura Bush (left), President George W. Bush, First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama at the Sept. 24 opening ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Oct 17, 2016 2:32 PM
As part of Freedom Sounds, a weekend-long festival in Washington, D.C., that celebrated the opening of the…
