Feb 7, 2020 9:28 AM
Students Learn from Masters at Vail Jazz Workshop
After bassist John Clayton played the first Vail Jazz Party over Labor Day Weekend in 1995, he asked festival founder…
Bassist John Clayton (left) has helmed the Vail Jazz Workshop since its inception in 1996.
Feb 7, 2020 9:28 AM
After bassist John Clayton played the first Vail Jazz Party over Labor Day Weekend in 1995, he asked festival founder…
After some health issues, John McLaughlin has returned with a flurry of activity.
Feb 7, 2020 8:09 AM
In an interview published in DownBeat’s November 2017 issue, guitar legend John McLaughlin lamented the fact that a…
Wynton Marsalis performs Monday in New York at Dizzy’s during a tribute to the late drummer Lawrence Leathers.
Feb 6, 2020 11:28 AM
Candy-colored lights illuminated the bandstand at Dizzy’s Monday night, the way they always do. Patrons settled into…
Miles Davis (left) and Tommy LiPuma
Feb 6, 2020 9:40 AM
Pianist and writer Ben Sidran is set to release The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma (Nardis Books), a work that covers the…
John Primer (left) and Steve Bell perform at the Winter Blues Summit in Arlington Heights, Illinois, on Feb. 1.
Feb 6, 2020 9:37 AM
The blues experience in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights is usually reserved for tapped-out…
Remy Le Boeuf has received many commissions in recent years, fueling his work as a composer and arranger.
Feb 6, 2020 8:20 AM
Remy Le Boeuf turned to an oft-tapped source—the 19th-century tales of the Brothers Grimm—to gather grist for the…
Moses Boyd, who’s set to release his debut Dark Matter, says he likes “being a bit uncomfortable.”
Feb 5, 2020 9:00 AM
Drummer Moses Boyd has served as London’s rhythmic instigator since introducing himself with the Footsteps Of Our…
On his latest album, Rodney Whitaker pays tribute to Duke Ellington.
Feb 4, 2020 8:14 AM
For bassist Rodney Whitaker, making an album is a serious endeavor. “Recordings are diaries of where you are in your…
Vocalist Mavis Staples performs with guitarist Rick Holmstrom during the SFJAZZ Gala on Jan. 30 in San Francisco. The event marked the vocalist’s expansive career.
Feb 3, 2020 12:04 PM
“Mavis is in my DNA, she’s in the DNA of American music,” said SFJAZZ Collective vocalist Martin Luther McCoy,…
New York pianist Jacob Sacks currently is juggling four different groups.
Feb 3, 2020 9:12 AM
It’s been 25 years since pianist and composer Jacob Sacks relocated to the Big Apple from Monroe, Michigan.
“I…
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