Nov 15, 2022 2:08 PM
Paying Tribute to Ali Farka Touré
Vieux Farka Touré is one of Mali’s most inventive and adventurous artists. The guitarist is the son of the late Ali…
From left, Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin’s Mark Speer, Laura Lee and DJ Johnson
Nov 15, 2022 2:08 PM
Vieux Farka Touré is one of Mali’s most inventive and adventurous artists. The guitarist is the son of the late Ali…
“There’s enough average piano trio records out there, and I didn’t want to contribute to that kind of sonic pollution, you know?” Escreet said about waiting to record his own trio date.
Nov 15, 2022 1:54 PM
Pianist John Escreet has always had ideas. Born in England, he migrated to New York in his early 20s to study at the…
Cellist Tomeka Reid is among the 25 individuals named 2022 MacArthur Fellows.
Nov 15, 2022 1:02 PM
Cellist Tomeka Reid and electronic music composer Ikue Mori both have been named 2022 MacArthur Fellows. The annual…
Luciana Souza performs with Vince Mendoza’s Storytellers Big Band at the Angel City Jazz Festival on Oct. 21.
Nov 15, 2022 1:01 PM
Luciana Souza gazed out at the large crowd that filled the amphitheater, gestured at the big band behind her and…
Michael League (left) and Michael Lettieri of Snarky Puppy will perform at next year’s GroundUP Music Festival in Miami Beach.
Nov 15, 2022 1:00 PM
GroundUP Music Festival returns for its sixth year to the oceanside Miami Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach, Florida, Feb.…
ChimyTina’s Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski and Martina DaSilva
Nov 8, 2022 12:47 PM
Making one’s way through the jazz landscape by trekking down the DIY path isn’t exactly a novel endeavor. Any…
“There’s really no point in printing up CDs anymore,” Munro says.
Nov 8, 2022 12:37 PM
After a long stretch of recording for the Chase Music Group, including a pair of potent fusion offerings (1994’s The…
Verve By Request albums will be newly remastered from original analog sources, when available, and pressed on audiophile-quality 180-gram vinyl.
Nov 8, 2022 12:25 PM
Verve Records/UMe and Third Man Records have partnered to resurrect the popular reissue series Verve By Request, with a…
The quartet Third World Love will reunite to open this year’s Red Sea Jazz Festival on Nov. 10.
Nov 8, 2022 12:10 PM
The Red Sea Jazz Festival will return to Eilat’s Harbor, Israel, Nov. 10–12, featuring music and original…
Goines has more than 200 original works to his credit as a composer.
Nov 1, 2022 11:42 AM
Jazz St. Louis has appointed Victor Goines as president and chief executive officer. The jazz saxophonist, clarinetist…
