Jun 17, 2025 10:37 AM
Tobias Meinhart’s Jazz Evolution
Tobias Meinhart moved from Germany to Brooklyn, New York, 15 years ago to follow his dreams of being a jazz musician.…
“I’m not sure if everybody wants just angry music,” says Tobia Meinhart. “Maybe we need something more hopeful and inspiring instead.”
Jun 17, 2025 10:37 AM
Tobias Meinhart moved from Germany to Brooklyn, New York, 15 years ago to follow his dreams of being a jazz musician.…
Susie Ibarra’s Pulitzer-winning extended composition Sky Islands is a musical call to action that draws attention to the Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity.
Jun 17, 2025 10:13 AM
Filipinx-American composer, percussionist and sound artist Susie Ibarra has been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in…
“I eventually want to keep experimenting with being able to add my own granito de arena, my little thing that I can add to it,” says Lucía about her brand of jazz with a Mexican flavor.
Jun 10, 2025 4:05 PM
In March, when asked about how she first encountered jazz, Mexican vocalist Lucía shared that, at first, “I thought…
Foster was truly a drummer to the stars, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
Harry Schnipper, owner of Blues Alley, which will celebrate its 60th anniversary on July 21.
Jun 3, 2025 10:46 AM
On a Thursday afternoon in early March, the lights are dimmed inside Blues Alley as employees polish tables and scrub…
Benny Benack III and his quartet took the Midwest Jazz Collective’s route for a test run this spring.
Jun 3, 2025 10:31 AM
The time and labor required to tour is, for many musicians, daunting at best and prohibitive at worst. It’s hardly…
Roscoe Mitchell will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s Vision Festival.
May 27, 2025 6:21 PM
Arts for Art has announced the full lineup for the 2025 Vision Festival, which will run June 2–7 at Roulette…
From left: Blue Note’s Don Was and Justin Selltzer, UMG’s Adam Granite, UMGC’s Timothy Xu and UMG’s Stacy Yang at the launch event for Blue Note Records China and DG China.
May 27, 2025 5:59 PM
Universal Music Greater China (UMGC), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has launched Blue Note Records China…
A former member of Chuck Mangione’s working band, Coleman Mellett died in a plane crash. Sixteen years later, his debut album is finally being released.
May 27, 2025 5:49 PM
“Spring is coming,” said Jeanie Bryson via FaceTime. The 67-year-old Jersey girl has been a gardener most of her…
Mike Reed is bringing a fresh concept to a live music festival in September with the inaugural Sound & Gravity.
May 20, 2025 11:45 AM
Chicago-based Constellation Performing Arts will present Sound & Gravity, a five-day musical event scheduled to take…
