Apr 16, 2024 12:03 PM
Tangier Chosen as Global Host City of International Jazz Day Celebration
The 2024 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30. UNESCO…
The International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert on April 30 will feature performances by an international roster of artists from all corners of the globe.
Apr 16, 2024 12:03 PM
The 2024 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30. UNESCO…
A photo collage of this year’s JJA Jazz Heroes.
Apr 16, 2024 11:19 AM
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced its 2024 class of Jazz Heroes, which includes 33 activists and advocates…
The Lemon Bucket Orchestra dives into the crowd at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:42 PM
Ah, spring, when a jazz fan’s mind turns … to summer festivals! From fantastic locales to intimate encounters, from…
Crowds pack downtown Ottawa for the festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:37 PM
Forty-five years after a handful of jazz enthusiasts in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Ottawa transformed their…
Rome’s Casa del Jazz delivers a tremendous outdoor summer season from one of the city’s beautiful locales.
Apr 10, 2024 9:33 PM
The trees stand majestic and tall, twisting 75 feet into the air — 23 meters by local measure — with leafy canopies…
One of three beachside stages at the Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues Festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:27 PM
For those seeking a truly unique jazz and blues getaway, perhaps a trip to Brazil is in order during late May into…
Roscoe Mitchell’s performance will be a cornerstone of this year’s festival. “Seeing as it’s the 40th edition of the festival, it was important to me to invite a few artists who have long been associated with the event,” said Scott Thomson, the fest’s new director.
Apr 10, 2024 9:22 PM
For decades, the radar of important avant-garde musical culture, especially in North America, has steered artists and…
Nicholas Payton, left and Tim Warfield, performing at last year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, demonstrate the event’s dedication to great jazz.
Apr 10, 2024 9:17 PM
When jazz fans think about great American cities for this music, Pittsburgh may not be high on their list. But it…
2024 NEA Jazz Masters Amina Claudine Myers, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard and Willard Jenkins.
Apr 9, 2024 10:53 AM
The National Endowment for the Arts, in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will…
Duane Davis (left), Oscar Hernandez and Terri Lyne Carrington at this year’s JEN Conference in New Orleans.
Apr 9, 2024 10:24 AM
There are times when you listen to jazz musicians reveal the stories behind their lives and careers, and you can’t…
