Sep 13, 2022 1:17 PM
Ramsey Lewis, NEA Jazz Master, Dies at 87
Jazz pianist, three-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis, who successfully crossed over from the jazz…
Three-time Grammy winner Lewis had tremendous success at crossing over from the jazz charts to the pop charts.
Sep 13, 2022 1:17 PM
Jazz pianist, three-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis, who successfully crossed over from the jazz…
The late trumpeter Tomasz Stańko would have turned 80 this year.
Sep 13, 2022 12:55 PM
“Remembering Tomasz Stańko,” a free all-star memorial concert for the late Polish trumpeter, composer and…
“We don’t really call ourselves jazz or any other type of players,” said DOMi, right, of the music she makes with JD BECK. “We’re just musicians.”
Sep 13, 2022 12:29 PM
DOMi & JD BECK had an auspicious record release gig for their debut album, NOT TiGHT. It was scheduled to drop on the…
Longtime friends and new ones will join Fujii on an upcoming concert recording to be released Dec. 9 via Libra Records.
Sep 13, 2022 12:21 PM
Pianist and composer Satoko Fujii has assembled an all-star band to record her 100th album live in concert on Sept. 20…
Shabaka Hutchings performs a July 3 set with Sons of Kemet and Nubya Garcia at England’s Love Supreme festival.
Sep 13, 2022 12:05 PM
Following two years of cancellations, Britain’s only outdoor jazz festival triumphantly returned July 1–3 for a…
Adrian Younge (left) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s goal with Jazz Is Dead is to pay homage to past luminaries and evoke the sensibilities of their respective artistry during their heydays.
Sep 7, 2022 12:14 AM
Adrian Younge describes Jazz Is Dead as a “romance,” its macabre-sounding trademark notwithstanding. He’s a…
Orrin Evans is scheduled to perform with his trio at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival in mid-September.
Sep 7, 2022 12:08 AM
The 12th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) presented by Citizens Bank will feature more than 100…
Vocalist Sheila Jordan is scheduled to perform during the JJA Awards Online Bash on Sept. 11.
Sep 6, 2022 11:44 PM
The Jazz Journalists Association will hold its JJA Awards Online Bash on Sunday, Sept. 11, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
DeFrancesco recorded his first album and toured Europe as a member of Miles Davis’ band at age 17.
Aug 30, 2022 11:45 AM
The music world is mourning the unexpected passing of Joey DeFrancesco, who died Aug. 25 from a massive heart attack,…
Ulysses Owens Jr. will lead his big band in a performance with special guest Marquis Hill at the Detroit Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Aug 30, 2022 11:29 AM
Jazz fans in three major U.S. metropolitan areas — Chicago, Detroit and Washington, D.C. — might want to hop a…
