Jan 27, 2026 11:10 AM
Vincent Herring, Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra to Perform ‘Charlie Parker With Strings’
The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will bring classical and jazz music into conversation in a tribute to jazz legend…
“It’s a rare opportunity for New York audiences to experience Charlie Parker With Strings live,” said Vincent Herring. “This music reveals the full range of Bird’s imagination and reminds us why his voice continues to matter.”
Jan 27, 2026 11:10 AM
The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will bring classical and jazz music into conversation in a tribute to jazz legend…
“A Somma cruise isn’t about spectacle; it’s about soul,” says curator Dave Koz.
Jan 27, 2026 10:48 AM
Saxophonist Dave Koz returns to the seas with his third Somma cruise, Jewels of the Adriatic, a bespoke seven-day…
The success of Oregon’s first album, 1971’s Music Of Another Present Era, allowed Towner to establish a solo career.
Jan 19, 2026 5:02 PM
Ralph Towner, a guitarist and composer who blended multiple genres, including jazz — and throughout them all remained…
Rico’s Anti-Microbial Instrument Swab
Jan 19, 2026 2:48 PM
With this year’s NAMM Show right around the corner, we can look forward to plenty of new and innovative instruments…
Belá Fleck during an interview with Fredrika Whitfield on CNN.
Jan 13, 2026 2:09 PM
The fallout from the renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to include President Donald…
Actor and jazz advocate Wendell Pierce delivers the keynote address at this year’s Jazz Congress on Jan. 7 in New York. “This music was born of the contradiction of a people creating beauty out of pain,” he said.
Jan 13, 2026 11:30 AM
“The Jazz Olympics,” one attendee called it. Indeed, the first full week of January 2026 is the most event-packed…
Vibraphonist Chuck Redd found himself in the midst of a political firestorm after canceling his gig Dec. 24 at the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center.
Jan 6, 2026 2:32 AM
The Board of Trustees at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Dec. 18 to rename the…
Rachel Therrien’s Latin Jazz Project will play at this year’s JEN Conference.
Jan 6, 2026 1:49 AM
If the New Year is a time of resolutions, of renewed commitments, the jazz industry wastes no time in holding its…
Vocalist Tyreek McDole performs during last year’s jazzahead!
Jan 6, 2026 1:27 AM
From its humble beginnings in 2006, jazzahead! has developed into the world’s leading international trade fair,…
Souvik Dutta calls Abstract Logix his side hustle, one that allows him to work with some of the greatests fusion artists in the world.
Jan 6, 2026 1:01 AM
Growing up in Calcutta, Souvik Dutta had the usual exposure to Indian classical music in his home. “From the time I…
