Nov 6, 2023 2:09 AM
Enjoy Jazz Marks a Milestone with By-Invitation ‘Takeovers’
In the second week of its 25th anniversary edition, Enjoy Jazz fortified its position among international music…
EFG London Jazz Festival brought three acts of its popular “Moment’s Notice” performance series to Enjoy Jazz on Oct. 9.
Nov 6, 2023 2:09 AM
In the second week of its 25th anniversary edition, Enjoy Jazz fortified its position among international music…
John Scofiled was the showcase artist at this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival.
Oct 24, 2023 11:23 AM
The 66th Monterey Jazz Festival (including the cancelled festival of 2020) was the final one to have Tim Jackson as…
“Johnny O’Neil has such charisma, when he sits at the piano he commands attention,” observed pianist Sullivan Fortner, his duet partner at this year’s Detroit Jazz Fest.
Oct 17, 2023 12:09 PM
A bold move by president/artistic director Chris Collins at the 44th Detroit Jazz Fest — ditching one of the four…
Samara Joy brought fans to their feet in the middle of her Newport set!
Aug 8, 2023 3:53 PM
“Something for everybody” was the strategy of the Ed Sullivan Show, the most successful variety show in TV history,…
Herbie Hancock’s closing-night performance reflected the buoyant mood of this year’s Ottawa Jazz Festival.
Aug 8, 2023 12:29 PM
Canada’s capital city was beset by oppressive humidity and smoke from distant forest fires, broken occasionally by…
From left, Joakim Rainer Peterson, Alexander Riris and Rino Sivathas perform at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.
Aug 8, 2023 12:18 PM
Of the jazz festivals that Norway sponsors throughout the year, Kongsberg Jazzfestival is one of the oldest and most…
Trombone Shorty closes out the Tri-C JazzFest on June 24.
Aug 8, 2023 11:56 AM
Jazz of all stripes ruled the theaters of Playhouse Square during the 44th annual Cuyahoga Community College JazzFest,…
Stacey Kent receives the Prix Ella Fitzgerald from Montreal Jazz Festival co-founder Alain Simard on July 1.
Aug 1, 2023 1:00 PM
One privilege of covering an event scaled as large as the bountiful Montreal Jazz Festival is the opportunity to leave…
Branford Marsalis’ crack quartet was among the stronger arena fare on the menu at Umbria.
Jul 25, 2023 1:41 PM
In a sense, the Umbria Jazz Festival has been such a formidable and evolving part of the international jazz festival…
Snarky Puppy’s Montreal Jazz Festival set was tight and well-choreographed, and the solos were on point.
Jul 5, 2023 2:49 PM
Torrential rain greeted DownBeat’s arrival in Montreal on June 29, the first full day of the 43rd edition of the…
