Feb 13, 2024 12:44 PM
Jonah Tolchin’s Spiritual Blues
To put a simplified spin on the musical saga of Jonah Tolchin, the singer-songwriter and nimble guitarist was going…
“I put my head down and make the art that I want to make and then see what happens,” says guitarist, singer and songwriter Jonah Tolchin.
Feb 13, 2024 12:44 PM
To put a simplified spin on the musical saga of Jonah Tolchin, the singer-songwriter and nimble guitarist was going…
Berklee Jazz Camper Tamina Cirilli
Feb 8, 2024 3:48 PM
To find the camp that’s right for you, just check out our complete camp-guide listings link below. Inside this…
Looking toward the city side of learning, campers at the Summer Jazz Workshop of Fordham College at Lincoln Center performed in New York’s Times Square.
Feb 8, 2024 11:45 AM
Summertime, and the living is … improvised! When the weather heats up and the days get longer, there’s no shortage…
Symphonic Swing, one of the groups at the Charleston Jazz Academy, performs.
Feb 8, 2024 11:41 AM
New Orleans is often called the “birthplace of jazz,” and it certainly has an incredibly rich musical heritage that…
Jarred Sims directs the West Virginia University Mountaineer Honor Jazz Band during rehearsal.
Feb 8, 2024 11:32 AM
The idea of a big fish in a small pond is a cliché. But how about being a big fish in a comfortably sized pond…
Jazz Girls Day, a program spearheaded by Colleen Clark, assistant professor of jazz studies at the University of South Carolina (far right), has held five events over the past two years and is expanding the program to several other states.
Feb 8, 2024 11:28 AM
When Bert Ligon retired as director of jazz studies at the University of South Carolina in Columbia after 30 years,…
“I think most jazz musicians exist in a space where the unknown is actually pretty thrilling,” said Sara Gazarek about putting together the new jazz vocal program at Eastman School of Music.
Feb 8, 2024 11:18 AM
Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, founded in 1921, celebrated its centennial a year late because…
From left: Mike Bindraban from Good Music Company moderates a panel on the universality of jazz with Nduduzo Makhathini, esperanza spalding and Shabaka during Jazz Congress.
Feb 6, 2024 1:40 PM
The New York jazz scene had a busy Martin Luther King Day weekend. Indeed, one could attend a daylong international…
Tony Cedras: 1952–2024
Feb 6, 2024 1:07 PM
Multi-instrumentalist Tony Cedras died in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 29. He had been suffering from chronic…
“Everybody thought I was smooth when I was growing up, so they called me ‘silky,’” Sean Mason says. The Southern Suite, his new album, proves it.
Jan 31, 2024 2:39 PM
Pianist-composer Sean Mason lives in New York — he moved there in 2018 to attend Juilliard — but he remains deeply…
