Apr 27, 2020 8:51 AM
Adrian Younge And Ali Shaheed Muhammad Recontextualize Jazz
DJ culture is proving to be an unheralded hero of jazz education.
Sometimes, it’s DJs and producers digging for…
Adrian Younge (left) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad take on the concept of jazz’s obsolescence with a new label and compilation of the same name: Jazz Is Dead.
Apr 27, 2020 8:51 AM
DJ culture is proving to be an unheralded hero of jazz education.
Sometimes, it’s DJs and producers digging for…
Ramsey Lewis plans to live stream a concert from his home at 1 p.m. CST Saturday.
Apr 24, 2020 11:01 AM
Pianist Ramsey Lewis, a Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master fellowship recipient, will live stream a concert from his…
Vocalist Ledisi is one of the artists featured on International Jazz Day from Australia, a concert special that premieres on PBS on Friday.
Apr 24, 2020 10:48 AM
With the concert industry at a complete halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, jazz fans are turning to their computer…
Bassist Anne Mette Iversen leads her Quartet +1 ensemble on Racing A Butterfly.
Apr 24, 2020 10:37 AM
The ideas of flight, freedom and play are at the heart of Anne Mette Iversen’s latest leader date, Racing A Butterfly…
Drummer and producer Makaya McCraven revamps Gil Scott-Heron on We’re New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL).
Apr 24, 2020 8:10 AM
Chicago’s Makaya McCraven is best known as a drummer and producer, mixing and matching genres until they blend as…
Ellis Marsalis performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 7, 2017.
Apr 23, 2020 8:51 AM
The following serves as a tribute to the musicians we have lost to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 was a factor in…
Eddy Davis (1940–2020)
Apr 22, 2020 12:00 PM
Editor’s Note: Eddy Davis, a banjo player and bandleader who performed frequently with filmmaker/clarinetist Woody …
Vocalist Lauren Henderson collaborated with pianist Sullivan Fortner on The Songbook Session.
Apr 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Contrary to popular belief, playing standards in 2020 doesn’t necessarily require excessive innovation. In fact, with…
Romain Collin took this photo from a cabin in Iceland, where the pianist stayed for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 21, 2020 8:55 AM
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, the United States government on March 11 announced tight…
An archival performance of Allen Toussaint (1938–2015) is planned as part of Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival.
Apr 20, 2020 11:00 AM
WWOZ 90.7 FM in New Orleans is planning to stream Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival, running 11 a.m.–7 p.m.…
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