Dec 15, 2017 6:53 PM
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Launches Jazz Initiatives
Michigan U.S. Representative John Conyers’ controversy-mired resignation in December had major implications for the…
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks at a Dec. 13 press conference in Washington, D.C. Looking on are, from left, Herbert Scott, Executive Director, Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation; and Aaron Myers, Chair, Board of Directors–Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation.
Dec 15, 2017 6:53 PM
Michigan U.S. Representative John Conyers’ controversy-mired resignation in December had major implications for the…
Rodríguez’s new studio album, Little Dream, will be released on Feb. 23.
Dec 14, 2017 6:05 PM
Mack Avenue will release pianist Alfredo Rodríguez’s new studio album, Little Dream, on Feb. 23.
Over the past…
Bettye LaVette’s new album, Things Have Changed, contains interpretations of 12 Bob Dylan tunes.
Dec 13, 2017 8:33 PM
On March 30, Verve Records will release soul singer Bettye LaVette’s new album, Things Have Changed, which is a…
Drummer Moses Boyd (left), saxophonist Nubya Garcia and tuba player Theon Cross contributed to the forthcoming album We Out Here, on Brownswood Recordings.
Dec 12, 2017 9:13 PM
Soon after Jazz Re:Freshed’s fifth annual Jazz Re:Fest concluded in August at London’s Royal Festival Hall…
Jazz vocalist Jeff Baker’s new album, Phrases, will be out Jan. 19.
Dec 11, 2017 6:12 PM
Jazz vocalist Jeff Baker recruited some of the most respected musicians in jazz for his fifth album, Phrases (OA2…
The members of the Four Freshmen are Tommy Boynton (left), Bob Ferreira, Stein Malvey and Jonathan Gaines.
Dec 8, 2017 12:30 PM
The star system in the music business resists longevity because there are no replacement parts for stardom. But with…
Miles Davis (left) onstage with John Coltrane.
Dec 8, 2017 12:02 PM
Columbia/Legacy Recordings will release Miles Davis & John Coltrane–The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 on March…
Drummer Makaya McCraven has a new leader album, Highly Rare.
Dec 7, 2017 9:51 AM
Drummer Makaya McCraven was in a jubilant mood during his quartet’s set at Chicago’s Thalia Hall on Dec. 2. “This…
Jon Mueller (left) and Tomeka Reid perform at the second annual ImprovisationaLU at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Dec 6, 2017 7:32 PM
Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, is raising its profile on the international improv scene. This fall,…
The Eyal Vilner Big Band has a new album titled Hanukkah.
Dec 4, 2017 8:52 PM
Unlike the ice slowly melting beneath Santa’s North Pole digs, yuletide music enjoys a state of permanence. Each year…
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