Nov 22, 2017 6:04 PM
Jon Hendricks Dies at 96
Jon Hendricks, one of the most important vocalists in jazz history, died in a New York City hospital on Nov. 22. He was…
Jon Hendricks (1921–2017)
Nov 22, 2017 6:04 PM
Jon Hendricks, one of the most important vocalists in jazz history, died in a New York City hospital on Nov. 22. He was…
Tunisian oudist/vocalist Dhafer Youssef performs at Pakkahuone on Nov. 5 during the Tampere Jazz Happening.
Nov 21, 2017 7:33 PM
Finland’s 36th annual Tampere Jazz Happening (Nov. 2–5) once again took place in the usual comforts of three…
Didier Lockwood performs at Igreja da Candalaria in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 10 as part of the MIMO Festival.
Nov 21, 2017 6:59 PM
An American devotee of Brazilian music attending a music festival in Rio de Janeiro might expect to hear a few familiar…
Pianist Marcus Roberts interprets the music of John Coltrane on a new trio album.
Nov 21, 2017 10:46 AM
Say the name “John Coltrane” and what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably it’s that majestic tenor…
Tyshawn Sorey (left) leads a “conduction” performance at this year’s Berlin Jazz Festival.
Nov 20, 2017 11:47 AM
The Berlin Jazz Festival handily accomplished a two-fold mission to preserve its prodigious historical legacy while…
Bassist Dan Berglund (second from let) performs with his bandmates in Tonbruket at Studion Kulturhuset during the Stockholm Jazz Festival on Oct. 7.
Nov 20, 2017 11:08 AM
Born in the remote village of Pilgrimstad, Sweden (population: 386), bassist Dan Berglund is a musical institution on…
Marc Ribot performs at the 2017 Belgrade Jazz Festival.
Nov 17, 2017 1:40 PM
The Belgrade Jazz Festival is the ideal destination for after-midnight partying. Many such weekenders put their…
Snarky Puppy’s 2018 itinerary includes a show at Carnegie Hall, a festival in Miami and an extensive U.S. tour.
Nov 17, 2017 8:32 AM
Snarky Puppy, which was voted Jazz Group of the Year in the 2017 DownBeat Readers Poll, will begin its 2018 U.S. tour…
Craft Recordings will release a limited-edition box set that includes all five of the 10-inch vinyl LPs Thelonious Monk recorded for the label, spanning the period 1952–’54.
Nov 16, 2017 12:39 PM
The 10-inch vinyl LP is relatively rare nowadays, but fans of the format—and of pianist-composer Thelonious…
Romero Lubambo (seated, left), George Garzone, Sean Jones and Marco Pignataro perform at the 2017 Dominican Republic Jazz Festival. (Bassist Nilson Matta is partially obscured.)
Nov 15, 2017 2:09 PM
Sun and cerulean sky rule the azure surf, as kite-riders curl arabesques and lively merengue jazz drifts over the…
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