Apr 21, 2016 2:37 PM
Collaborative Spirit Prevails at Tennessee’s Big Ears Festival
One of the hallmarks of the annual Big Ears Festival, held each spring in Knoxville, Tennessee, is collaboration. This…
Marc Ribot (left) and Joe Henry perform at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 1.
Apr 21, 2016 2:37 PM
One of the hallmarks of the annual Big Ears Festival, held each spring in Knoxville, Tennessee, is collaboration. This…
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon (center) leads a 19-piece ensemble through his modern score to the 1920 silent film Within Our Gates in Savannah, Georgia, on April 1.
Apr 21, 2016 2:29 PM
Wycliffe Gordon feels right at home in Savannah. The Georgia-born trombonist has performed at the Savannah Music…
Cyrille Aimée
Apr 18, 2016 4:33 PM
Vocalist Cyrille Aimée has made a strong impression on the international jazz scene over the past year and a half. The…
Christian McBride performs as part of the Mack Avenue SuperBand at the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival
Apr 18, 2016 4:25 PM
When strong, individually driven jazz players gather under the umbrella of an organizational agenda, such as a road…
Linda Oh (left, with bass), Jimmy Heath, Lakecia Benjamin and Karriem Riggins perform at the NEA Jazz Masters ceremony in Washington, D.C., on April 4.
Apr 18, 2016 4:19 PM
Vibraphonist Gary Burton, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, and Jazz Foundation of America Executive…
Ethan Iverson (seen here in a press photo) performed with trademark power and accuracy at Smalls Jazz Club in New York on March 19
Apr 18, 2016 4:13 PM
Right from the outset, the presence of a baritone saxophone as this combo’s dominant horn did much to imprint a…
Tony Malaby (seen here in a press photo) performed with three ensembles at Elastic Arts in Chicago on March 24–25.
Apr 5, 2016 11:32 AM
There was a time in jazz when all roads led to New York. Tenor and soprano saxophonist Tony Malaby took that road when…
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Mar 28, 2016 10:42 AM
Flamenco has a firm foothold in the Bay Area, thanks to the 11th Annual San Francisco Flamenco Festival, which…
Norah Jones will headline both the Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival this year.
Mar 28, 2016 10:39 AM
As a testament to her sprawling artistic range, nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones will…
David Holland will headline the Vossa Jazz Festival which takes place in Voss, Norway, from March 18–20
Mar 28, 2016 10:28 AM
Norway’s contribution to the conversation and culture of jazz is by now thoroughly entrenched, in terms of…
