Sep 28, 2016 12:36 PM
Apprentices, Acolytes Convene for Tribute to Phil Woods
On Sept. 8 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, three weeks before the first anniversary of Phil Woods’ passing, the…
Phil Woods (1931–2015) was the subject of tribute concert on Sept. 8.
Sep 28, 2016 12:36 PM
On Sept. 8 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, three weeks before the first anniversary of Phil Woods’ passing, the…
Jimmy Heath performs at a tribute to producer Orrin Keepnews at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York on Sept. 8.
Sep 28, 2016 12:33 PM
Presented as part of the seventh annual Coca-Cola Generations in Jazz Festival, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola offered its…
Gilad Hekselman performs at the Festi Jazz Rimouski in Rimouski, Québec, Canada, on Sept. 2.
Sep 28, 2016 12:29 PM
Fall weather hit Rimouski a little early this year, but the music offered at the Canadian city’s annual jazz festival…
Fred Hersch (left) and Scott Morgan perform at The Kitano in New York on Sept. 15.
Sep 28, 2016 11:23 AM
In jazz, sometimes a newcomer can provide a completely fresh take on old standards. That’s especially true in the…
Gwilym Simcock (left), Pat Metheny, Linda Oh and Antonio Sanchez perform at the SFJAZZ Center on Sept. 8.
Sep 28, 2016 11:19 AM
SFJAZZ launched its 2016–’17 season with a members-only Opening Night gathering on Sept. 8. The four-hour event…
Orrin Evans (left), Oliver Lake and Eric Revis perform as Tarbaby on Sept. 2 at the Chicago Jazz Festival.
Sep 28, 2016 10:53 AM
The band Tarbaby delivered a powerful set at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 2 as part of the Chicago Jazz Festival.…
Dave King, drummer for the trio The Bad Plus, performs at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:46 AM
The 38th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, a free event held Sept. 1–4, was blessed with perfect weather, a large, diverse,…
Roy Hargrove performs at the Detroit Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:39 AM
Jazz is urban music, and no festival feels quite so urban as the Detroit Jazz Festival, which took place over Labor Day…
Tigran Hamasyan performs at the Punkt Festival in Kristiansand, Norway, on Sept. 3.
Sep 27, 2016 11:11 AM
An increasing number of festivals are making their mark through unusual presentations, and Norway’s Punkt is a prime…
Janell Brown performs in The Harlem Strut, a musical revue produced by the participants of Jazz Is A Rainbow in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Sep 27, 2016 10:47 AM
The members of any performing ensemble need time to learn each other’s creative quirks and hammer out a level of…
