Jul 19, 2017 3:18 PM
Musical Parade: New Albums from McLaughlin, Mahanthappa, Salvant
Several of the most acclaimed, innovative artists in jazz will release albums in the next few months. Running the…
Dan Weiss (left), Rudresh Mahanthappa and Rez Abbasi of the Indo-Pak Coalition will release a new album, Agrima, on Oct. 17.
Jul 19, 2017 3:18 PM
Several of the most acclaimed, innovative artists in jazz will release albums in the next few months. Running the…
Dr. Warrick L. Carter (1942–2017)
Jul 19, 2017 1:30 PM
Dr. Warrick L. Carter, an acclaimed music educator who served at numerous educational institutions—including Columbia…
Jon Batiste & Stay Human lead a second line through the crowd during the 2017 Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World Festival at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on July 8 in New York City.
Jul 18, 2017 5:43 PM
In 1943, before the phenomenon of bebop held the jazz world in thrall, Louis Armstrong remained one of the music’s…
Joe Fields (1929–2017)
Jul 14, 2017 3:19 PM
Joe Fields, a driving force in the jazz music business for over 50 years, passed away on July 12. He was 88 years old.…
Saxophonists Bill Evans (left) and Tommy Smith perform at Harro East Ballroom in Rochester, New York.
Jul 13, 2017 3:27 PM
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival is now up to its 16th edition, completely taking over the downtown…
Roy Hargrove (second from right) leads his quintet at the Jazz Forum, in Tarrytown, New York, during the venue’s opening week.
Jul 10, 2017 12:10 PM
For area jazz fans, the news in September 2015 that indefatigable impresario and trumpet/flugelhorn player Mark…
The San Jose Summer Jazz Fest will take place August 11-13.
Jul 7, 2017 3:04 PM
With the July 4th holiday in the rear-view mirror, the summer jazz season is really revving up, and soon, Silicon…
Linus Kleinlosen (left) and Axel Schappert of the band Molino. The group performed at the inJazz Conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on June 22.
Jul 6, 2017 1:05 PM
Eat your Wheaties if you’re attending Rotterdam’s inJazz Conference and Festival. While it’s only two days, this…
Geri Allen (1957–2017)
Jun 28, 2017 2:06 PM
Geri Allen, a pianist, composer and educator with boundless technical facility and a far-reaching vision of jazz, died…
Wadada Leo Smith topped three categories in the DownBeat Critics Poll: Trumpet, Jazz Artist and Jazz Album (for America’s National Parks).
Jun 26, 2017 4:39 PM
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and guitarist Mary Halvorson are among the artists who topped multiple categories in the…
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