Jul 16, 2024 2:08 PM
Bright Dog Red’s Double Release
In a prior lifetime, back in the 1990s, Joe Pignato was a dedicated record company guy, first as the U.S. rep for Kurt…
From left, BDR’s Cody Davies, Tyreek Jackson and Mike LaBombard. “There’s a long history and precedent for what we do,” says drummer and bandleader Joe Pignato.
Jul 16, 2024 2:08 PM
In a prior lifetime, back in the 1990s, Joe Pignato was a dedicated record company guy, first as the U.S. rep for Kurt…
Charles Lloyd, seen here at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, makes DownBeat Poll history!
Jul 11, 2024 12:23 PM
The incomparable Charles Lloyd swept the 72nd Annual DownBeat Critics Poll, becoming the first artist ever to earn…
Jim Rotondi was acclaimed for his wide, round trumpet tone, remarkable virtuosity and assured swing.
Jul 9, 2024 11:35 AM
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
“All the musicians I admire are the ones that sound like their own vocabulary after a certain time,” Terrasson said about finding his own voice.
Jul 9, 2024 11:20 AM
Jacky Terrasson has always gone his own special way, finding expressive routes to accommodate both deep musical…
“I was burning through personnel because it’s a small island, and I wasn’t easy to get along with,” Hoy said of forming a band on Martha’s Vineyard in the late 1970s.
Jul 9, 2024 10:55 AM
It’s a typical Wednesday night in January at The Ritz Café in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, seven miles…
From left, BDR’s Cody Davies, Tyreek Jackson and Mike LaBombard. “There’s a long history and precedent for what we do,” says drummer/bandleader Joe Pignato.
Jul 9, 2024 10:50 AM
In a prior lifetime, back in the 1990s, Joe Pignato was a dedicated record company guy, first as the U.S. rep for Kurt…
The Year of Alice initiative, celebrating the life work of Alice Coltrane, runs from 2024 to 2025.
Jul 2, 2024 1:52 PM
The John & Alice Coltrane Home and the Coltrane Family, in partnership with Impulse! Records, Detroit Jazz Festival,…
Dave and son Chris Brubeck with broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite in a historic photo from the archive.
Jul 2, 2024 12:46 PM
July 1 was the 65th anniversary of the biggest-selling jazz song of all time, “Take Five,” recorded that day in…
With her new crowdfunded release From Here, Allgood is hitting the big leagues.
Jun 25, 2024 12:09 PM
Jazz singers are a rarified breed. Only a handful actually make it and sustain a career with any degree of national or…
More than 250 artists will be featured over the course of this summer’s Montclair Jazz Festival.
Jun 25, 2024 12:00 PM
Jazz House Kids has announced the artist lineup and the slate of events for the summer-long 15th Anniversary of the…
