Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Jazz Vocalist Andy Bey Dies at 85
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
“It’s my hope that this song cycle brings about a sense of connection and shared experience,” says Rondi Charleston about her new project with Fred Hersch.
Apr 29, 2025 11:27 AM
Projects produced during the pandemic are hardly in short supply. But few are as pointed, or as poignant, as Suspended…
The 2025 NEA Jazz Masters
Apr 22, 2025 12:02 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will…
The Allstars, from left: Elgin Park, Aaron Redfield, Robert Walter, Chris Stillwell and Karl Denson.
Apr 22, 2025 11:55 AM
As jazz groups with history and internal legacies go, the San Diego, California-based band The Greyboy Allstars can’t…
Davis was a two-time Grammy winner for liner notes.
Apr 22, 2025 11:50 AM
Francis Davis, an august jazz and cultural critic who won both awards and esteem in print, film and radio, died April…
Crowds chill at the John Coltrane Jazz & Blues Festival in North Carolina.
Apr 16, 2025 9:34 PM
If great art is made in chaos, get ready for some killer festivals this year. In digging into the 2025 festival scene…
Vancouver International Jazz Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this summer.
Apr 16, 2025 9:30 PM
During seven glorious days in June 1986, a fledgling jazz festival in Vancouver, Canada, burst into the consciousness…
David Froman (left) and Don Lucoff, co-founders of the Denver Jazz Fest.
Apr 16, 2025 9:26 PM
From sisters Tia Fuller and Shamie Royston, Kneebody co-founders Shane Endsley and Kaveh Rastegar and the late Ron…
Bonnie Eisele and Les DeMerle performing at the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, which they also present.
Apr 16, 2025 9:22 PM
Les DeMerle learned by doing. DeMerle toured around with the Harry James Big Band for more than a decade and put…
Ruth Griggs, president of the Northampton Jazz Festival, emphasizes “creating and growing partnerships and building a positive reputation for jazz and the festival in the community.”
Apr 16, 2025 9:15 PM
Mention the word “festival” to jazz fans and chances are they’ll first think of legendary annual events at…
