Nov 29, 2022 11:39 AM
London Jazz Festival Showcases New Means, Methods of Expression
Over the past 30 years, U.K. jazz has taken on multiple, ever-changing guises. From the genre-spanning fusions of the…
Tenor saxophonist Binker Golding produced an unexpected new sound with some of London’s finest young players.
Nov 29, 2022 11:39 AM
Over the past 30 years, U.K. jazz has taken on multiple, ever-changing guises. From the genre-spanning fusions of the…
Charlap crafted an object lesson in how to mine memory to elicit emotion, marry it to intellect and temper it with humor to yield a potent experience.
Nov 29, 2022 11:17 AM
Bill Charlap is a singularly vital figure on the New York scene, widely respected as an exponent of the trio format…
Asher Gamedze
Nov 22, 2022 1:02 PM
JazzFest Berlin returned this year after a two-year, pandemic-induced absence. This year’s 58th edition offered 43…
Luciana Souza performs with Vince Mendoza’s Storytellers Big Band at the Angel City Jazz Festival on Oct. 21.
Nov 15, 2022 1:01 PM
Luciana Souza gazed out at the large crowd that filled the amphitheater, gestured at the big band behind her and…
The Avishai Cohen Trio, from left: Elchin Shirinov, Cohen and Roni Kaspi.
Oct 28, 2022 10:11 AM
Ronnie Scott’s, at the epicenter of swinging London’s Soho, is one of the world’s legendary music rooms. Sonny…
Herbie Hancock’s Sept. 28 set at the Hollywood Bowl fell in line with his smartly crafted concert menus of recent years.
Oct 3, 2022 11:03 PM
Musicians of a certain age and public visibility can lay claim to homecoming rites at special, sentimental venues,…
Allison Miller performs with Artemis at the 65th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
Oct 3, 2022 10:46 PM
The Monterey Jazz Festival bounced back to its maskless, pre-COVID self for its 65th edition, as the Arena Stage…
Vasil Hajigrudev and Hristina Beleva perform as a duo during the European Jazz Network’s September gathering in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Oct 3, 2022 9:55 PM
Every year members and guests of the European Jazz Network, which was formed in 1987, gather in a new city on the…
Horn players Ambrose Akinmusire (left), Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane and others perform during the Remembering Tomasz Stańko concert last month.
Oct 3, 2022 9:37 PM
An outstanding collection of jazz notables gathered in mid-September at the Brooklyn, New York, performing arts center…
Kenny Garrett (left) and band create a festive atmosphere at the Blue Note New York during an early September engagement.
Sep 27, 2022 3:00 PM
Alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett’s most recent recording is Sounds From The Ancestors (Mack Avenue), and he summoned a…
