Dec 12, 2024 1:56 AM
Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Entrepreneurial Art
Philadelphia’s Kurt Rosenwinkel is one of the most famed and exciting jazz guitarists and composers to emerge over…
“I could start my own business and try my hand at all the industry stuff,” Rosenwinkel says of starting his Heartcore imprint.
Dec 12, 2024 1:56 AM
Philadelphia’s Kurt Rosenwinkel is one of the most famed and exciting jazz guitarists and composers to emerge over…
Detroit-bred Elvin Jones remains best known for his revolutionary drumming style.
Dec 12, 2024 1:19 AM
The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit is a landmark — the first documentary to explore the dynamic story of the…
Robertson had a penetrating, pliant sound with a remarkable softness at its center.
Dec 11, 2024 10:34 AM
Herb Robertson, a trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his wide-lens explorations of the avant-garde, died Dec. 10. He…
Out of/Into was initiated by Don Was as a tribute to Blue Note’s 85th anniversary.
Dec 3, 2024 12:18 PM
EastWest Studios is a state-of-the-art, multi-roomed recording facility on Sunset Boulevard in the heart of Hollywood…
Nov 26, 2024 2:00 PM
Looking for a great gift for your vinyl-loving loved one (or yourself)? Record Store Day’s Black Friday releases…
“I treat every day like it’s Thanksgiving,” said Roy Haynes.
Nov 19, 2024 12:57 PM
Powerhouse jazz drummer and bandleader Roy Haynes died Tuesday in Nassau County, New York. He was 99. One of the few…
Devin Daniels performing with trumpeter Julien Knowles.
Nov 19, 2024 12:00 PM
“I kind of wasn’t expecting me not liking gentrification,” Devin Daniels says, stroking his beard as he looks…
Long before he founded the DC Jazz Festival, Charlie Fishman ran a jazz club in Jerusalem called Django.
Nov 19, 2024 11:48 AM
Charlie Fishman, founder of the DC Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C., passed away on Nov. 12. He was 82.
Born in…
Lou Donaldson was one of the originators of the hard bop movement in jazz back in the 1950s.
Nov 12, 2024 12:12 PM
Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, the final surviving member of the original Art Blakey quintet that in 1954 introduced…
Pianist Sullivan Fortner is one of this year’s nominees for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
Nov 12, 2024 12:03 PM
The official 2025 Grammy nominations have been announced with a slate of 94 categories. Here, we’ll focus on jazz and…
