Feb 6, 2024 1:40 PM
JALC Hosts Jazz Congress After 3-Year Dormancy
The New York jazz scene had a busy Martin Luther King Day weekend. Indeed, one could attend a daylong international…
From left: Mike Bindraban from Good Music Company moderates a panel on the universality of jazz with Nduduzo Makhathini, esperanza spalding and Shabaka during Jazz Congress.
Feb 6, 2024 1:40 PM
The New York jazz scene had a busy Martin Luther King Day weekend. Indeed, one could attend a daylong international…
Tony Cedras: 1952–2024
Feb 6, 2024 1:07 PM
Multi-instrumentalist Tony Cedras died in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 29. He had been suffering from chronic…
“Everybody thought I was smooth when I was growing up, so they called me ‘silky,’” Sean Mason says. The Southern Suite, his new album, proves it.
Jan 31, 2024 2:39 PM
Pianist-composer Sean Mason lives in New York — he moved there in 2018 to attend Juilliard — but he remains deeply…
Steven Lugerner and Ross Eustis put their experience in the non-profit world into creating Slow & Steady Records.
Jan 31, 2024 2:28 PM
In the land of 1,001 tech startups, Steven Lugerner and Ross Eustis decided to launch a record label.
Founded in…
Emmet Cohen, right, with one of his heroes, Houston Person.
Jan 23, 2024 12:24 PM
Emmet Cohen’s first DownBeat Blindfold Test transpired on the only day in September that didn’t involve traveling…
“Jazz Icons: A Fine Romance” will present world premieres by renowned choreographers Jessica Lang and Dwight Rhoden.
Jan 23, 2024 12:10 PM
The Washington Ballet will present a spellbinding blend of ballet and jazz music featuring two highly anticipated world…
The Black Men of Labor Club leads a second line parade, from the documentary City of a Million Dreams.
Jan 16, 2024 11:38 AM
Last year was a good one for jazz and jazz-adjacent documentaries. Most prominent among them are the well-distributed…
Billy Mohler’s Ultraviolet was inspired by Sonny Rollins’ A Night At The Village Vanguard and Ornette Coleman’s The Shape Of Jazz To Come.
Jan 16, 2024 11:27 AM
As part of the finale evening of this year’s Angel City Jazz Festival, bassist-bandleader Billy Mohler took the stage…
Seeking to create a vibe similar to New York’s Village Vanguard, Paul Solomon (left) and David Robaire have made L.A.-based Sam First an artist-friendly club with its own record label.
Jan 16, 2024 11:22 AM
The back entrance opens into a cozy, darkened room, leather-cushioned benches snaking around the irregular, rounded…
The Blue Note Quintet includes Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott and Matt Brewer. The all-star collective embarks on a North American tour this month.
Jan 9, 2024 12:36 PM
The Blue Note Quintet, an all-star collective of Blue Note recording artists, will embark on an extensive North…
