Jun 20, 2023 2:30 PM
An Homage to ‘Bitches Brew,’ London Style
In 2020, the pandemic scuppered plans for a concert at London’s Barbican, which would have paid homage to 50 years of…
The London Brew Team, from left, Shabaka Hutchings, Tom Herbert, Nikolaj Torp Larsen, Nubya Garcia, Dave Okumu, Raven Bush, Dan See, Martin Terefe, Tom Skinner, Benji B, Nick Ramm, Dilip Harris, Luke Pickering and Theon Cross.
Jun 20, 2023 2:30 PM
In 2020, the pandemic scuppered plans for a concert at London’s Barbican, which would have paid homage to 50 years of…
Blanchard will lead SFJAZZ’s artistic programming and creative direction.
Jun 13, 2023 12:14 PM
SFJAZZ has appointed Terence Blanchard as executive artistic director. In the new position, Blanchard will lead the…
Live At Mezzrow captures Sheila Jordan’s nuance, grace and soulful swing.
Jun 13, 2023 11:54 AM
Cellar Music Group and SmallsLIVE Foundation will release a new live album by vocalist Sheila Jordan on July 15. Titled…
Jun 13, 2023 11:22 AM
Joni Mitchell’s triumphant return to the stage on July 24, 2022, at the Newport Folk Festival will be featured on a…
“When I picked up the accordion, my musical world expanded instantly,” says Rosenblum.
Jun 13, 2023 11:20 AM
Composer, pianist, accordionist and bandleader Ben Rosenblum’s musical purview is, by nature, a worldly one. Although…
Recorded live in Australia, The Jungle features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (above) alongside the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Jun 6, 2023 12:14 PM
Blue Engine Records has released The Jungle, the fourth symphony by Wynton Marsalis, on all major streaming platforms.…
“I’m just trying to write from a calm place,” Laubrock says of her latest work.
Jun 6, 2023 11:39 AM
The lines between jazz and classical used to be more stark, but they were never seamless — even before composer and…
“There’s a certain passion and energy I play with that I never understood until I went to Ukraine,” Friesen says.
Jun 6, 2023 11:29 AM
When David Friesen accompanied reed man Paul Horn on his historic 1983 tour to the Soviet Union, the eclectic Portland…
Aerophonic Records has set up a GoFundMe to support Williams, who’s being treated for ampullary cancer.
Jun 6, 2023 9:00 AM
Aerophonic Records has set up a GoFundMe campaign for saxophonist Mars Williams, a prolific artist in the creative…
“I’ve made some big changes from pre-COVID to post-COVID Lucy,” Yeghiazaryan said.
May 30, 2023 1:01 PM
Nearly three years after the world locked down, artists continue exploring resonances of solitude in their music. On…
