Oct 21, 2025 11:24 AM
Getting to Know Gregg Hill
At a recent performance at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, bassist Rodney…
“I’m self-taught, an autodidact as they call it,” said composer Gregg Hill.
Oct 21, 2025 11:24 AM
At a recent performance at the Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, bassist Rodney…
Next Jazz Legacy is a national apprenticeship and mentorship program designed to elevate emerging jazz improvisers.
Oct 21, 2025 11:21 AM
New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice have announced the opening of applications for the…
Craig Taborn joins recent jazz-musician MacArthur Fellows Tomeka Reid (2022), Cécile McLorin Salvant (2020), Mary Halvorson (2019) and Tyshawn Sorey (2017).
Oct 14, 2025 2:34 PM
Pianist, keyboardist and composer Craig Taborn has received many accolades over his 30-plus-year career, but none quite…
Bach improvisers Alan Ferber (left), Jody Redhage Ferber and Mark Ferber.
Oct 14, 2025 2:23 PM
Confluence turns out to be a fatefully apt and multilayered concept and title for the new album released by the Ferbers…
D’Angelo achieved commercial and critical success experimenting with a fusion of jazz, funk, soul, R&B and hip-hop.
Oct 14, 2025 1:47 PM
D’Angelo, a Grammy-winning R&B and neo-soul singer, guitarist and pianist who exerted a profound influence on 21st…
Jim McNeely’s singular body of work had a profound and lasting influence on many of today’s top jazz composers in the U.S. and in Europe.
Oct 7, 2025 3:40 PM
Pianist Jim McNeely, one of the most distinguished large ensemble jazz composers of his generation, died Sept. 26 at…
Schubert NOW performs a showcase concert at jazzahead! 2025.
Oct 7, 2025 10:16 AM
Bands can apply until Oct. 8 for one of the 38 coveted concert slots at jazzahead!, the world’s largest jazz…
“Louisiana Fish Fry has been a staple in my kitchen since childhood,” said Troy Andrews.
Sep 30, 2025 11:35 AM
Louisiana Fish Fry, a leading manufacturer and distributor of authentic, Louisiana-inspired food products, has entered…
George Mason Jazz Ensemble, dreamers all!
Sep 18, 2025 11:39 AM
Going to college to study music can be a daunting feat. Where should you go? How do you even think about getting in?…
“Make time and energy to meet people and make friends,” suggests Millie Ahearn, a student at DePaul University.
Sep 18, 2025 11:32 AM
For many students, the transition into a collegiate jazz program can feel overwhelming — new peers, unfamiliar…
