Jun 22, 2016 12:03 PM
Salvant, Redman Bring Jazz Flair to Pop-Heavy Playboy Fest
In the 38-year history of the Playboy Jazz Festival, its producers have practiced a fair amount of brinkmanship…
Cécile McLorin Salvant (foreground) at the 2016 Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles on June 11.
Jun 22, 2016 12:03 PM
In the 38-year history of the Playboy Jazz Festival, its producers have practiced a fair amount of brinkmanship…
Henry Threadgill has been honored with a Lifetime Achivement in Jazz award from the Jazz Journalists Association.
Jun 22, 2016 11:42 AM
Henry Threadgill, Kamasi Washington, Maria Schneider and DownBeat are among the honorees for the 20th annual Jazz…
Scat Springs (left) and his daughter, Kandace Springs, whose Blue Note album Soul Eyes will be released on June 24.
Jun 22, 2016 10:12 AM
One evening in May, Kandace Springs walked onto the stage at Nashville’s elegant Tennessee Performing Arts Center.…
Dee Dee Bridgewater (pictured), Dave Holland, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Dick Hyman and Ira Gitler have been named the 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters.
Jun 22, 2016 10:03 AM
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2017 Jazz Masters Fellows. Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, bassist…
Kamasi Washington will perform at the Pitchfork Music Fest in Chicago, which runs from July 15–17.
Jun 22, 2016 9:43 AM
Fans at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival can look forward to a healthy dose of jazz and improvised music. In…
Dr. John (pictured) is among the performers who will salute producer Tommy LiPuma on June 23 as part of the Tri-C Jazz Festival in Cleveland.
Jun 22, 2016 9:35 AM
The city of Cleveland will honor a hometown hero when Tommy LiPuma, one of the most successful producers in jazz…
Lewis Nash (left), Joe Lovano, George Mraz and Hank Jones at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island, on August 14, 2005.
Jun 21, 2016 5:27 PM
Joe Lovano will add the 25th album to his Blue Note discography on July 29 with the release of Classic: Live At Newport…
Walter Smith III will join the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University later this summer.
Jun 21, 2016 5:15 PM
Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, the longtime home of jazz education pioneer David Baker (1931–2016),…
As part of his lengthy residency at the Blue Note this fall, Chick Corea (left) will perform on Oct. 19–23 with his Elektric Band.
Jun 21, 2016 5:11 PM
Chick Corea will perform the most elaborate birthday residency in jazz history this fall when he plays 80 shows over…
Duke Ellington was the subject of the 24th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference, which ran from May 19–23 in New York.
Jun 21, 2016 5:02 PM
During the opening panel at the 24th International Duke Ellington Study Group Conference, which ran from May 19–23 at…
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