Jul 8, 2016 12:38 PM
Scott Shines in Diverse Residency at Montreal Jazz Festival
One of the distinctive features of the annual Montreal Jazz Festival is its famous “Invitational” series, which…
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah onstage at Gesu during the Montreal Jazz Festival on June 30.
Jul 8, 2016 12:38 PM
One of the distinctive features of the annual Montreal Jazz Festival is its famous “Invitational” series, which…
Geri Allen (left), Benny Green, Taylor Eigsti, Kenny Barron, Marcus Roberts, Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea at SFJAZZ in San Francisco on June 19.
Jul 8, 2016 12:32 PM
The SFJAZZ concert was billed as “McCoy Tyner and Friends” but could have been dubbed “A Master and His…
Robert Glasper performs at the Blue Note in New York City on June 22 as part of the venue’s month-long jazz festival.
Jul 8, 2016 12:23 PM
The late show on the second night of Robert Glasper’s Blue Note residency on June 22 was virtually sold out—and…
Gregory Porter (left) and Emanuel Harrold perform on June 29, the opening night of the 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival.
Jul 8, 2016 12:19 PM
On Wednesday afternoon, I bumped into Gregory Porter, an unmistakable presence, in the elevator of the Hyatt Regency in…
Keefe Jackson (left) and Jason Adasiewicz perform as a duo during the Logan Square Arts Festival in Chicago on June 26.
Jul 8, 2016 11:38 AM
At Chicago’s annual Logan Square Arts Festival, among the rock, electronica, ambient and folk artists on the bill…
Chick Corea (left), Christian McBride and Brian Blade perform during the Tri-C Jazz Festival in Cleveland on June 24.
Jul 1, 2016 3:03 PM
“Let’s get one thing out of the way,” pianist Chick Corea said before his trio’s performance at Cleveland’s…
Joshua Henry, Brandon Victor Dixon, Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell, with Richard Riaz Yoder, in a scene from Shuffle Along.
Jul 1, 2016 2:37 PM
Jazz history, for the most part, has not been made on the musical stage. But Broadway is madly tapping its feet these…
Code Girl is a new vocal ensemble that performs songs by Mary Halvorson (pictured). The group appeared at the Jazz Gallery June 10–11.
Jul 1, 2016 2:20 PM
This year, in response to complaints about a lack of guitarists in its commissioned residency series, Manhattan’s…
Hamiet Bluiett (left) and Bob Stewart perform during the Vision Festival at Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan on June 11.
Jul 1, 2016 1:58 PM
Nights at New York City’s annual Vision Festival have a reputation for being more sweet than short, but the June 11…
Steve Coleman (left) and Jonathan Finlayson perform at the historic Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., as part of the DC Jazz Festival on June 14.
Jul 1, 2016 1:51 PM
The 2016 DC Jazz Festival climaxed with a rousing set by tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington on June 19, a fitting…
