Sep 13, 2017 4:22 PM
Stern Flexes Fusion Muscle at D.C.‘s Blues Alley
Mike Stern’s new album Trip is a curiously dissonance-tinted affair—perhaps referencing the fusion guitarist’s…
Mike Stern’s latest album, Trip, was released Sept. 8.
Sep 13, 2017 4:22 PM
Mike Stern’s new album Trip is a curiously dissonance-tinted affair—perhaps referencing the fusion guitarist’s…
Arve Henriksen (left) and Jan Bang perform at the Punkt Festival in Norway, which ran from Aug. 31–Sept. 2.
Sep 12, 2017 11:53 AM
The ultimate distinction of Norway’s Punkt Festival is its devotion to the “instant live remix.” A band’s set…
Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin perform at Callahan’s in Detroit on Sept. 3.
Sep 7, 2017 12:03 PM
At Callahan’s, in Detroit’s posh northern suburb of Auburn Hills, jazz fans keen on prog-rock were treated to a…
Trumpeter Russ Johnson (left), bassist Jason Roebke, alto saxophonist Dave Rempis, drummer Mike Reed and vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz perform in Chicago on Aug. 31.
Sep 5, 2017 5:07 PM
The lineup for this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival included, for the first time, an entry from the Jazz Record Art…
Roscoe Mitchell (foreground) and Fred Berry perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 5, 2017 1:08 PM
Reeds-and-winds iconoclast Roscoe Mitchell celebrated 50 years of recording. Trumpeter Jon Faddis reveled in Dizzy…
Lee Konitz (left) and Dan Tepfer perform at the Charlie Parker Festival in New York City’s Marcus Garvey Park on Aug. 26.
Aug 31, 2017 9:14 AM
Now in its 25th year, New York City’s annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has evolved from a single afternoon outdoor…
Ken Vandermark is the leader of Marker, a new ensemble that fuses game pieces with sonic tableaus and melodic compositions.
Aug 30, 2017 3:33 PM
On Aug. 20, Ken Vandermark’s latest band, Marker, concluded a residency at Sugar Maple, a craft beer bar in…
Herbie Hancock performs at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Aug. 23
Aug 28, 2017 10:07 AM
A young native of Los Angeles and an adopted icon of the city shared a double bill at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug. 23…
Evan Parker performs at the Blow Out! Festival, which ran from Aug. 16–19 in Oslo, Norway.
Aug 24, 2017 3:01 PM
Stoked by mild weather and freedom from the long winter nights, Norwegians pack their summer with music festivals. In…
Chris Botti (left), Lee Pearson and Sy Smith perform at the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, which ran Aug. 11–13.
Aug 23, 2017 10:36 AM
San Jose Jazz’s annual Summer Fest offered patrons the opportunity to have a variety of different festival…
