Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire (left) and saxophonist Joshua Redman join Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity during a performance at the Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway.
Jul 25, 2019 11:21 AM
Gard Nilssen’s Supersonic Orchestra—a juggernaut of an ensemble incorporating three rhythm sections of bass and…
Trombonist and singer Natalie Cressman, a San Francisco native, currently is based in New York.
Jul 25, 2019 9:00 AM
Natalie Cressman’s career is soaring due to her artistic flexibility. At 28, the vocalist and winner of the category…
J.S. Ondara says his family and the people he grew up around in Nairobi, Kenya, thought he was a bit eccentric. The singer/songwriter’s debut, Tales Of America, is out now.
Jul 25, 2019 8:59 AM
J.S. Ondara speaks in a quiet, eloquent manner, choosing his words carefully—the tone befitting a songwriter.
He…
Terence Blanchard performs with his E-Collective ensemble during the Umbria Jazz Festival, which ran July 11–21 in Perugia, Italy.
Jul 24, 2019 5:26 PM
During the 43rd Umbria Jazz Festival, which ran July 11–21 in Perugia, Italy, crowds gathered in the streets for free…
Vocalist Sara Serpa’s work has explored how past events influence current human behavior.
Jul 24, 2019 9:00 AM
Violence. Brutality. Segregation. Exploitation. These are the words that singer/composer Sara Serpa uses when she talks…
James Francies arranged a version of Rufus’ “Ain’t Nobody” for his debut album, which was met with approval from the song’s original singer, Chaka Khan.
Jul 23, 2019 9:32 AM
Jazz pianism today stands at an apex.
There have been other moments in the music’s history when innovation rushed…
Felix Pastorius onstage with Venture in July 2018
Jul 23, 2019 9:00 AM
Seeing Felix Pastorius in action with his band, the Hipster Assassins, it’s impossible not to think of his famous…
Vocalist Gregory Porter performs at the Funchal Jazz Festival, which ran July 11-13, in Madeira, an archipelago southwest of Portugal.
Jul 22, 2019 9:53 AM
Madeira is a volcanically formed, mountainous archipelago of sweeping hillsides and winding streets chockablock with…
Drummer and bandleader Antonio Sánchez recently performed music touching on the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border in Canada at the International Festival de Jazz de Montreal.
Jul 22, 2019 9:00 AM
“Mexicans, we’re not getting a lot of love lately; I don’t know if you’ve noticed,” drummer and dual…
Kit Downes’ Obsidian has taken the keyboardist’s career full-circle.
Jul 22, 2019 9:00 AM
Kit Downes has spent the past decade establishing himself as one of the U.K. jazz scene’s foremost talents on…
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