Jul 1, 2025 11:53 AM
First Weekend of Montreal Jazz Fest Blazes 45th Anniversary Trail
This iconic Canadian festival has, as the saying goes, “a little something for everyone,” with some 350 acts…
Romero Lubabmbo and Dianne Reeves provide a study in chemistry and artistry on June 29 at this year’s Montreal Jazz Festival.
Jul 1, 2025 11:53 AM
This iconic Canadian festival has, as the saying goes, “a little something for everyone,” with some 350 acts…
Pianist Nduduzo Makathini, who received the award for International Live Act of the Year, performs with singer Omagugi Makathini at this year’s Deutscher Jazzpreis.
Jul 1, 2025 11:23 AM
Germany is a nation steeped in music. And the Deutscher Jazzpreis (German Jazz Prize), an important and well-attended…
Donald Harrison led his quartet through an autobiographical concert of the multiple genres that constitute his neoclassical conception.
Jul 1, 2025 10:59 AM
In curating the 27th Healdsburg Jazz Festival, which transpired June 13–22, Artistic Director Marcus Shelby turned…
“I like to think of composition, especially in jazz, as setting up a system of constraints and finding the freedom within those constraints,” said pianist Dan Tepfer, shown here with saxophonist Ben Wendel.
Jun 10, 2025 3:55 PM
On the night of May 16, Dan Tepfer found himself working on the 68th floor of an apartment tower directly across the…
Elena Pinderhughes (left), Paquito D’Rivera, Birsa Chatterjee, Jon Faddis and Terri Lyne Carrington at the James Moody Centennial Celebration.
Jun 3, 2025 11:05 AM
In the spring and summer of 2000, while reporting a DownBeat profile framed around James Moody’s 75th birthday…
Branford Marsalis with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
May 13, 2025 12:34 PM
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a bounteous banquet of music, from local New Orleans and Louisiana bayou…
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock (left) performs “Chameleon” at the International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with Elena Pinderhughes, Oran Etkin, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, Etienne Charles, Tomoaki Baba, Tia Fuller and Nils Landgren.
May 5, 2025 11:28 PM
This year’s edition of International Jazz Day served as its most peculiar chapter so far as jazz luminaries from…
Concert images from this year’s jazzahead! conference, clockwise from top left: Schubert NOW, Nils Kugelmann Trio, Kasiva Mutua, Benjamin Jephta Sextet.
May 5, 2025 10:20 PM
Bremen, Germany, is certainly not one of the most likely spots for the world’s largest annual jazz industry…
Charles Lloyd (left) and Julian Lage perform at the Zakir Hussain memorial concert on Feb. 28.
Mar 18, 2025 2:50 PM
During his 54 years as a Bay Area resident, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had an unspoken reputation with locals as…
Malika Tirolien captivated listeners with her “HighSoul” sound — a singular mix of soul, jazz, R&B and hip-hop.
Mar 4, 2025 12:48 PM
Montrealers are hard-core music lovers. Not even a heavy snowstorm kept them from packing the Cinquième Salle at Place…
