Oct 18, 2016 2:12 PM
Artists Spanning Generations Infuse BRIC JazzFest with Soul
The second edition of the BRIC Jazzfest marathon—held October 13–15 in three separate spaces in BRIC House, the…
Steve Cardenas (left), Jeremy Pelt, Allison Miller and Ben Allison (the group’s leader) perform at the BRIC JazzFest in Brooklyn on Oct. 13.
Oct 18, 2016 2:12 PM
The second edition of the BRIC Jazzfest marathon—held October 13–15 in three separate spaces in BRIC House, the…
Vocalist Sofia Jernberg was among the participants at this year’s October Meeting at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, which ran from Oct. 7–9.
Oct 18, 2016 2:06 PM
Amsterdam’s Bimhuis stands out among international jazz venues for plenty of reasons, but one of the most important…
Pianist Brad Mehldau (far left) leads members of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Alumni Orchestra and his own trio for a performance of Highway Rider at SFJAZZ.
Oct 18, 2016 2:00 PM
Like anticipating the film adaption of a favorite novel, it’s exciting to imagine how an ambitious recording will…
Brothers Leonard (left) and Slava Grigoryan perform at the Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Uppsala, Sweden.
Oct 18, 2016 1:55 PM
The distant sounds of acoustic guitars floated through the air as the performances got underway on the second floor of…
Al McLean performs with the Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal.
Oct 17, 2016 3:51 PM
Saxophonist Al McLean might be the only jazz musician in Montreal who sits in on three well-known jam sessions in town,…
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performs at the Bing Concert Hall in Stanford, California, on Sept. 30.
Oct 17, 2016 3:32 PM
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) commenced its 2016–’17 touring season with five shows in Northern…
Cécile McLorin Salvant performs at the Hot Jazz Festival in New York City on Sept. 25
Oct 17, 2016 2:38 PM
Leave it to Michael Katsobashvili, an ebullient impresario from the nation of Georgia, to keep the fires burning New…
Former First Lady Laura Bush (left), President George W. Bush, First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama at the Sept. 24 opening ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Oct 17, 2016 2:32 PM
As part of Freedom Sounds, a weekend-long festival in Washington, D.C., that celebrated the opening of the…
Matana Roberts at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago
Oct 17, 2016 9:56 AM
On the afternoon of Sept. 25, mulling over how to open this review as I ambled between the music stages on Midway…
Alvester Garnett (left), Charenée Wade and Camille Thurman perform at the Lake George Jazz Festival in New York on Sept. 17.
Oct 17, 2016 9:46 AM
Lake George is a scenic village in upstate New York, located about three hours north of Manhattan on the shores of the…
