Feb 15, 2021 8:39 AM

As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

Feb 12, 2021 8:35 AM

In 2014, Gretchen Parlato’s album Live In NYC earned her a Grammy nomination—a crowning glory to a decade of career…

Feb 11, 2021 4:39 PM

Chick Corea, one of the most beloved and decorated jazz artists in history, passed away Feb. 9. He was 79.

In a post…

Feb 11, 2021 9:00 AM

For more than 30 years, the independent label Arbors Records has put artistic concerns ahead of budgetary ones. Based…

Feb 10, 2021 9:00 AM

What Yoko Miwa has gone through during the coronavirus pandemic will sound familiar to a lot of other working…

Feb 9, 2021 9:01 AM

In 2020, soon after the pandemic reached Brooklyn, Ivo Perelman’s base of operation for decades, the tenor…

Feb 8, 2021 8:31 AM

As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…

Feb 5, 2021 9:00 AM

In the early 1980s, pianist Monty Alexander was a huge draw for jazz clubs and festivals. His hard-swinging style,…

Feb 4, 2021 8:37 AM

“Jazz is a very big word,” composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein assured us when he explained jazz to America in the…

Feb 3, 2021 2:00 PM

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, saxophonist Edward “Kidd” Jordan and cellist Tomeka Reid are among the 2021 United…