Apr 11, 2020 11:19 AM
Jazz Messengers Bassist Jymie Merritt Dies At 93
Jymie Merritt passed away on April 10, according to social media posts by his son, Mike Merritt. The Philadelphia-born…
Jymie Merritt (1926–2020)
Apr 11, 2020 11:19 AM
Jymie Merritt passed away on April 10, according to social media posts by his son, Mike Merritt. The Philadelphia-born…
Bassist Andy González, who died April 9, frequently worked with his brother, the trumpeter and percussionist Jerry González (1949–2018).
Apr 10, 2020 8:02 PM
Bassist Andy González, who was famous for the influential Latin-jazz recordings he made with the Fort Apache Band,…
Pianist Aaron Parks’ Little Big ensemble is set to issue its second full-length, Little Big II: Dreams Of A Mechanical Man, on May 8.
Apr 10, 2020 9:39 AM
After two years of touring with his quartet Little Big—and a year of collaboration with artists such as drummer Terri…
Charlie Parker (1920–’55)
Apr 10, 2020 8:59 AM
The people have spoken, and they want more movie recommendations.
If you’ve managed to watch the 20 previous film…
Spike Wilner runs the New York clubs Smalls and Mezzrow.
Apr 9, 2020 3:44 PM
Spike Wilner, who owns the clubs Smalls and Mezzrow in New York, announced The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art and…
Bassist Reggie Workman and choreographer Maya Milenovic Workman are among the 175 Guggenheim Fellows this year.
Apr 9, 2020 2:04 PM
Bassist Reggie Workman, in tandem with choreographer Maya Milenovic Workman, has been awarded a 2020 Guggenheim…
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra member Chris Crenshaw conducts during a performance of Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown And Beige.
Apr 9, 2020 8:45 AM
Since it was founded in 2015, Blue Engine Records has been documenting the work of the Jazz at Lincoln Center…
Onaje Allan Gumbs (1949–2020)
Apr 8, 2020 1:52 PM
Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs passed away April 6 at the age of 70, according to WBGO. A cause of death has not been…
Gard Nilssen performs with his Accoustic Unity ensemble during the 2019 jazzahead! conference in Bremen, Germany.
Apr 8, 2020 9:00 AM
More than a few bands in the past have featured two drummers: The J.B.’s, The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band…
A handful of cultural institutions are opening up their vaults to provide video footage during the pandemic, with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center posting hours of music.
Apr 7, 2020 8:47 AM
Like newspapers lifting their paywalls during the pandemic, some cultural institutions are making their archives…
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