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Brian Charette’s Jack McDuff Homage
On the back cover of his latest album, organist Brian Charette is pictured crouching in a kung fu fighting stance.…
“While most organists would play with three drawbars out, he would pull the fourth one out, too — a little bit of a brighter sound,” Charette says of Jack McDuff.
Mar 4, 2025 12:57 PM
On the back cover of his latest album, organist Brian Charette is pictured crouching in a kung fu fighting stance.…
Larry Appelbaum with Wayne Shorter in 2012.
Feb 25, 2025 10:49 AM
Larry Appelbaum, a distinguished audio engineer, jazz journalist, historian and broadcaster, died Feb. 21, 2025, in…
The fellowship will support 50 jazz artists age 62 and older.
Feb 18, 2025 1:47 PM
The Mellon Foundation has started a multifaceted $35 million initiative aimed at supporting the cultural preservation…
Alcorn took the pedal steel guitar far beyond its traditional role in country music.
Feb 18, 2025 12:50 PM
Pedal steel guitarist and composer Susan Alcorn died Jan. 31 in Baltimore, Maryland, due to natural causes.
One of…
“With Roy, everything was like full throttle,” drummer Willie Jones III says of Hargrove (1969–2018). “Every time we hit the bandstand, it was almost like it was the last time you were going to play a set.”
Feb 11, 2025 12:07 PM
Willie Jones III remembers playing with Roy Hargrove for the first time in spring of 1997 at the old Catalina Bar and…
Out of/Into: Matt Brewer (left), Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott and Gerald Clayton.
Feb 11, 2025 11:58 AM
EastWest Studios, a state-of-the-art, multi-roomed recording facility on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood,…
Montreux Jazz Festival Miami headliner Jon Batiste will co-host a Descarga Afro Cuban jam session on March 2.
Feb 11, 2025 11:46 AM
The second annual Montreux Jazz Festival Miami will take place Feb. 28–March 2, with headline performers including…
Tabla master Zakir Hussain (1951–2024) had a strong connection to Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.
Feb 11, 2025 11:30 AM
A musical celebration of the life of tabla master Zakir Hussain will take place the evening of Feb. 28 in the sacred…
Feb 4, 2025 11:19 PM
We hope we’ve whetted your appetite for summer jazz studies. With so many options, you only need to decide what dates…
Joshua Breakstone’s Jazz Guitar Dream Experience takes campers all the way to Japan.
Feb 4, 2025 11:09 PM
For musicians with a passion for globe-trotting who seek something new and different in a jazz camp experience, there…
