Nov 30, 2017 9:26 PM
Avant Xmas: Williams Merges Holiday Music, Ayler Tunes
Jazz and Christmas have gone together like egg and nog for decades, and for some musicians the engagement goes far…
Mars Williams will tour to promote a new album that melds holiday music with Albert Ayler tunes.
Nov 30, 2017 9:26 PM
Jazz and Christmas have gone together like egg and nog for decades, and for some musicians the engagement goes far…
Erwin Ditzner performs at the 2017 Enjoy Jazz Festival in Mannheim, Germany.
Nov 30, 2017 2:58 PM
Some festivals cram everything into a single weekend, but Enjoy Jazz, in the southwest of Germany, is an epic affair…
Dee Dee Bridgewater performed songs from her album Memphis … Yes, I’m Ready during a Nov. 16 concert at the EFG London Jazz Festival.
Nov 30, 2017 2:02 PM
London is blessed with a wide variety of music venues, which in turn provide vastly differing atmospheres for the…
Anat Cohen (left) and the members of Trio Brasileiro—Douglas Lora, Dudu Maia and Alexandre Lora—collaborated on the Grammy-nominated album Rosa Dos Ventos (Anzic).
Nov 28, 2017 6:11 PM
Clarinetist Anat Cohen, pianist Fred Hersch, saxophonist Chris Potter, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, organist Joey…
Steven Bernstein’s Sexmob performs during Roswell Rudd’s 82nd birthday celebration at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on Nov. 16. Pictured from left are Mark Helias (subbing for Tony Scherr), Bernstein, Kenny Wollesen and Briggan Krauss.
Nov 28, 2017 12:42 PM
A huge outpouring of love engulfed Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York on Nov. 16 during a celebration of the great…
Quiana Lynell, the winner of the 2017 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, onstage on Nov. 12
Nov 27, 2017 6:02 PM
The finals of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition often emphasize jazz standards. The five promising…
Arthur Harper (left), Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Lovelace and Johnny Griffin onstage in Paris on March 27, 1965.
Nov 22, 2017 10:46 PM
Independent music retailers will enjoy a spike in sales on Nov. 24 for the shopping event known as Black Friday Record…
Jon Hendricks (1921–2017)
Nov 22, 2017 6:04 PM
Jon Hendricks, one of the most important vocalists in jazz history, died in a New York City hospital on Nov. 22. He was…
Tunisian oudist/vocalist Dhafer Youssef performs at Pakkahuone on Nov. 5 during the Tampere Jazz Happening.
Nov 21, 2017 7:33 PM
Finland’s 36th annual Tampere Jazz Happening (Nov. 2–5) once again took place in the usual comforts of three…
Didier Lockwood performs at Igreja da Candalaria in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 10 as part of the MIMO Festival.
Nov 21, 2017 6:59 PM
An American devotee of Brazilian music attending a music festival in Rio de Janeiro might expect to hear a few familiar…
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