Apr 18, 2017 5:22 PM
With Boost from Album Launch, Eubanks Soars at Birdland
Kevin Eubanks’ brand of celebrity is a rare commodity in the jazz world. Rooted in the peculiar familiarity bred by a…
Kevin Eubanks released the album East West Time Line (Mack Avenue) on April 7.
Apr 18, 2017 5:22 PM
Kevin Eubanks’ brand of celebrity is a rare commodity in the jazz world. Rooted in the peculiar familiarity bred by a…
Tomeka Reid has been named a “Jazz Hero” by the Jazz Journalists Association.
Apr 3, 2017 12:47 PM
Another team of superheroes has assembled, these of a more musical sort. The Jazz Journalists Association, a non-profit…
Regina Carter will release Ella: Accentuate The Positive, a tribute to vocal legend Ella Fitzgerald, on April 21.
Mar 27, 2017 2:54 PM
April marks the centennial anniversary of the birth of Ella Fitzgerald, an artist whose musical savvy and joyous…
Orrin Evans is among the headliners scheduled to perform at the Philadelphia Jazz Festival, which runs April 23–30.
Mar 27, 2017 2:08 PM
Jazz is getting some brotherly love in Philadelphia, courtesy of a new jazz festival. The first annual Philadelphia…
Camila Meza (left), Ryan Keberle and Scott Robinson perform in Seattle as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival on March 13
Mar 23, 2017 3:25 PM
Trombonist and bandleader Ryan Keberle brought his sharp, eloquent band Catharsis to Chicago on March 17, concluding a…
Joss Stone will appear as a headliner at the 2017 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, which runs from June 23—July 1.
Mar 23, 2017 3:10 PM
Live jazz returns to the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival this summer alongside a healthy dose of rock, soul…
Taj Mahal (left) and Keb’ Mo’ will release a duo album, TajMo, on Concord Records on May 5.
Mar 20, 2017 11:21 AM
Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ will join forces for an upcoming album on Concord Records, signaling a historic…
Wayne Shorter performs during the April 19 press conference, at which headliners for the 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival were announced.
Mar 20, 2017 9:56 AM
The Detroit Jazz Festival has announced legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter as its 2017…
James Cotton (1935–2017)
Mar 16, 2017 5:17 PM
Blues harmonica master James Cotton died on March 16 of pneumonia at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He…
Tommy LiPuma (1936–2017)
Mar 14, 2017 2:44 PM
Tommy LiPuma, legendary record executive and producer, died March 13 in New York after a brief illness. He was 80 years…
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