Steve Gadd performs June 27, the opening night of International Festival de Jazz de Montreal.
Jul 8, 2019 9:00 AM
In 1979, Montreal’s warmer months weren’t exactly vibrant.
“Summer was very quiet here,” recalled jazz…
John Zorn performs his Hermetic Organ piece earlier in June at Jazz Festival Ljubljana, an event that unspooled 14 sets of the composer’s Bagatelles rendered by various New York musicians.
Jun 27, 2019 10:43 AM
Jazz Festival Ljubljana owns the distinction of being Europe’s oldest continuously run jazz festival—originally…
Drummer Andrew Cyrille (left), dancer Beatrice Capote and cellist Tomeka Reid perform June 11 during the 2019 Vision Festival at Brooklyn venue Roulette.
Jun 20, 2019 10:40 AM
Free-jazz percussionist Andrew Cyrille introduced tenor player Edward “Kidd” Jordan from behind the kit at…
Georgia Anne Muldrow performs June 8 at a CapitalBop showcase during the DC Jazz Festival.
Jun 20, 2019 10:02 AM
The DC Jazz Festival might have its weak points, but musical variety is not one of them.
The festival’s annual…
Howard Levy (left), Victor Wooten, Jeff Coffin, Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas and Roy “Future Man” Wooten onstage at Red Rocks.
Jun 14, 2019 2:13 PM
When mandolinist Sam Bush had to bow out of Béla Fleck’s two-hour inaugural Friends and Family show at Red Rocks on…
Tom Zé was part of a Brazilian contingent at the Moers Festival—which ran June 7-10 in Moers, Germany—that also included Clube Da Encruza, Sambanzo and Absimu Curtu.
Jun 13, 2019 2:44 PM
The Moers Festival started in 1971, and its roots reach deep into the vortex of free improvisation. That’s still the…
Vocalist Anna-Maria Hefele of Supersonus performs at the 25th edition of the INNtöne Jazz Festival in Austria.
Jun 11, 2019 10:05 AM
As many of its longtime attendees say, the INNtöne Jazz Festival, now in its 25th year, takes place in the middle of…
Ruthie Foster performs on June 9 at the Chicago Blues Festival.
Jun 10, 2019 9:07 PM
Chicago Blues Festival Director Carlos Tortolero offered a succinct response when asked about the overarching theme…
Dr. Lonnie Smith and the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw recently wrapped up a run of late-May shows at New York’s Birdland.
May 31, 2019 12:39 PM
In its stateside debut, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw joined forces with Hammond B-3 organ wizard Dr. Lonnie…
Joel Ross performs May 25 at the Atlanta Jazz Festival.
May 31, 2019 11:37 AM
In the sticky, oppressive heat of a spring Atlanta day, Stefon Harris pounds out a chordal interval on his marimba in…
