Jul 24, 2017 12:27 PM
Beasley’s MONK’estra Takes Thelonious’ Tunes on Wild Ride
From the Afro-Cuban re-imagining of “Epistrophy” to a lively rap version of “Brake’s Sake,” Thelonious…
John Beasley (center) is the leader of MONK’estra. The group performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival on July 7.
Jul 24, 2017 12:27 PM
From the Afro-Cuban re-imagining of “Epistrophy” to a lively rap version of “Brake’s Sake,” Thelonious…
Robert Fripp, of the band King Crimson, performs during the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal in Canada on July 3.
Jul 20, 2017 3:34 PM
If visiting Festival International de Jazz de Montreal on July 3, a King Crimson fan would have needed to set aside…
Roscoe Mitchell of the Art Ensemble of Chicago performs during the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Oslo, Norway, on July 7.
Jul 20, 2017 3:12 PM
The Kongsberg Jazz Festival, held every summer in an otherwise sleepy silver mining town about 90 minutes from Oslo,…
Members of A Tribe Called Quest. The hip-hop collective performed at the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago on July 15.
Jul 19, 2017 11:36 AM
With as diverse a lineup as ever, the 13th-annual Pitchfork Music Festival was held at Union Park in Chicago. It’s…
The progressive rock band King Crimson concludes its concert at the Montreal Jazz Festival on July 3.
Jul 19, 2017 10:47 AM
Of all the venues that present concerts during the Montreal Jazz Festival, none is more intimate than the 425-seat…
The band LoFi, featuring saxophonist Laura Toxvaerd (right), performs during the Copenhagen Jazz Fest.
Jul 18, 2017 11:15 AM
The 10-day Copenhagen Jazz Festival has been happening every July since 1979, completely taking over this Danish…
Kurt Rosenwinkel performs during the Funchal Jazz Festival in Madeira, Portugal.
Jul 18, 2017 9:11 AM
The Funchal Jazz Festival, which transpires annually in the capital city of Madeira, a Portuguese island about 250…
Tony Allen performs at (le) Poisson Rouge in New York’s Greenwich Village on July 5.
Jul 11, 2017 4:41 PM
Tony Allen was in a buoyant mood after playing an 80-minute set at the club (le) Poisson Rouge in New York’s…
Patrick Higgins, Greg Fox and Sam Hillmer of Zs. The group performed at Sunnyvale in Brooklyn on July 6.
Jul 10, 2017 5:50 PM
The techniques of saxophonists like Ethiopian player Getatchew Mekurya and Texas tenors Gene Ammons and Tina Brooks, as…
Roy Hargrove (second from right) leads his quintet at the Jazz Forum, in Tarrytown, New York, during the venue’s opening week.
Jul 10, 2017 12:10 PM
For area jazz fans, the news in September 2015 that indefatigable impresario and trumpet/flugelhorn player Mark…
