May 12, 2026 11:33 AM
A Taste of New Orleans with Adonis Rose & Phillip Manuel
As if Grammy-winning drummer, composer, producer and educator Adonis Rose didn’t already have his plate full as…
“You cannot quit,” drummer Adonis Rose, right, told vocalist Phillip Manuel. “There’s no way in hell you can stop being a performer, as great as you are.”
May 12, 2026 11:33 AM
As if Grammy-winning drummer, composer, producer and educator Adonis Rose didn’t already have his plate full as…
Herbie Hancock (left) and Ron Carter will make their first appearance together at Monterey in 34 years, and their first as a duo.
May 12, 2026 11:30 AM
Single-Day Arena and Grounds Ticket Packages for the 69th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, to be held Sept. 25–27, are…
Wadenius was instrumental in such bands as Made in Sweden and Solar Plexus and worked with high-profile Swedish artists Cornelis Vreeswijk and Pugh Rogefeldt.
May 12, 2026 11:05 AM
The Swedish guitarist, singer and composer Georg Wadenius died in his sleep on April 30, just days before his 81st…
Ava Preston, a 12-time DownBeat Student Music Award winner, is currently pursuing her master’s degree in jazz voice at Juilliard.
May 12, 2026 10:00 AM
Ava Preston, from Cleveland, Ohio, was named the winner of the ninth annual Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition on…
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will jointly serve as the partner country for next year’s edition of jazzahead!
May 5, 2026 11:36 AM
An international get-together for people on the business side of the jazz community, jazzahead! is a combined trade…
“The secret is to surrender to the music and let it take you where it wants to go,” says Marquis Hill. “Understanding and vulnerability are key. It’s bigger than just you.”
Apr 28, 2026 12:21 PM
Shortly after his major label connection with Concord Records (contingent with winning the über prestigious Thelonious…
“If we travel to Europe or if we go play gigs around the States, I call it a ‘playcation,’” says guitarist Steve Masakowski, center, of his family band with daughter Sasha, left, and son Martin.
Apr 28, 2026 12:11 PM
Guitarist, composer and educator Steve Masakowski has racked up an impressive list of credentials in his storied…
Montreux Jazz Festival at night.
Apr 22, 2026 2:19 PM
It’s a crazy world we’re living in, so right now we need to be enjoying the things that are not just good, but…
“The goal was never just scale, but density: to offer a complete, panoramic overview of jazz and related art forms in a single weekend,” says Irene Peters, North Sea’s director.
Apr 22, 2026 2:12 PM
This July, North Sea Jazz — officially known as NN North Sea Jazz Festival — joins the elite club of jazz festivals…
Frank Malfitano, right, with B.B. King in 2014.
Apr 22, 2026 2:04 PM
With Frank Malfitano, founder of the Syracuse Jazz Festival, conversations don’t go in straight lines. They twist and…
