Jun 21, 2016 5:15 PM
Saxophonist Walter Smith III To Join Faculty of Indiana University
Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, the longtime home of jazz education pioneer David Baker (1931–2016),…
Walter Smith III will join the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University later this summer.
Jun 21, 2016 5:15 PM
Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, the longtime home of jazz education pioneer David Baker (1931–2016),…
As part of his lengthy residency at the Blue Note this fall, Chick Corea (left) will perform on Oct. 19–23 with his Elektric Band.
Jun 21, 2016 5:11 PM
Chick Corea will perform the most elaborate birthday residency in jazz history this fall when he plays 80 shows over…
Duke Ellington was the subject of the 24th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference, which ran from May 19–23 in New York.
Jun 21, 2016 5:02 PM
During the opening panel at the 24th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference, which ran from May 19–23 at…
Terence Blanchard is among the artists featured in Blue Note New York and Rivet Music’s virtual reality concert app.
Jun 21, 2016 4:55 PM
Jazz fans with iOS mobile devices can now enjoy live and recorded performances by their favorite artists in 360-degree…
Frank Sinatra will be the subject of a new stage musical scheduled for release in 2018.
Jun 21, 2016 4:44 PM
In 2015 music fans around the world celebrated Frank Sinatra’s centennial anniversary. To begin its second century,…
Verve will release eight essential Diana Krall albums as 180-gram, 2-LP vinyl releases.
Jun 21, 2016 4:29 PM
As part of Verve Records’ 60th anniversary celebration, Verve/UMe will release eight essential Diana Krall albums in…
The new album Unheard Bird includes 58 previously unrleased studio takes that saxophonist Charlie Parker recorded in the periof of 1949–’52.
May 26, 2016 5:48 PM
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s album Bird Calls (ACT), which topped the Jazz Album category in the 2015 DownBeat Critics Poll,…
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977) was a multi-instrumentalist who blended political activism with jazz.
May 26, 2016 5:45 PM
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, a groundbreaking reedist and social justice activist who built a reputation on his ability to play…
Sun Ra leads his Arkestra on the 1980 album Sunrise In Different Dimensions, which HatHut is reissuing on vinyl LP.
May 26, 2016 5:43 PM
Few people have followed jazz through more changes than Werner X. Uehlinger. Born in Switzerland in 1935, he first…
Joe Temperley (1929–2016)
May 18, 2016 12:26 PM
Joe Temperley, an influential jazz musician whose virtuosic skill on the baritone saxophone and bass clarinet boosted…
