Nov 17, 2016 2:45 PM
Q&A with Vocalist Alyssa Allgood: Lyrical Inspiration
Having gained due recognition for her efforts as Best Collegiate Vocal Jazz Soloist for DownBeat’s 2014 Student Music…
Vocalist Alyssa Allgood released her full-length debut, Out Of The Blue, on Oct. 7.
Nov 17, 2016 2:45 PM
Having gained due recognition for her efforts as Best Collegiate Vocal Jazz Soloist for DownBeat’s 2014 Student Music…
Barbara Dane (left) appears with Louis Armstrong (far right) for the nationally televised Timex All-Star Jazz Show in 1959.
Nov 17, 2016 2:42 PM
Barbara Dane was 22 years old when she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1949, but she’d already developed her…
Siblings Samora (left) and Elena Pinderhughes collaborated on The Transformations Suite, which was released on Oct. 16.
Nov 17, 2016 2:37 PM
Nina Simone wrote “Mississippi Goddam” out of sheer rage over the events that had occurred during her lifetime, namely…
Wadada Leo Smith
Nov 14, 2016 3:56 PM
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith is a multi-award winning composer, performer and educator, shortlisted for the 2013 Pulitzer…
Pat Metheny (center) with members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet prior to the group’s performance of Road To The Sun in Denver on Oct. 20
Oct 28, 2016 12:29 PM
On Oct. 20, guitarist Pat Metheny appeared at the University of Denver to oversee the performance of Road To The Sun, a…
Terrance Martin released his sixth studio album, Velvet Portraits, in April on Ropeadope Records.
Oct 28, 2016 11:39 AM
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin’s love for music is apparent to anyone who encounters him—and not…
Nate Smith will release KINFOLK: Postcards From Everywhere (Waterbaby/Ropeadope) in February 2017.
Oct 17, 2016 3:44 PM
Drummer Nate Smith is all about carving his own path. But he also understands the importance of paying dues to those…
Ibrahim Maalouf
Oct 17, 2016 2:40 PM
Born in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War and raised in Paris, trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf has distinguished himself…
On John Scofield’s new album, Country For Old Men, the guitarist interprets classic country music tunes.
Oct 17, 2016 2:36 PM
John Scofield is known for pushing genre boundaries with his guitar, and his most recent foray into musical hybridity…
Singer Tierney Sutton has a new album, The Sting Variations, and she helped score Clint Eastwood’s film Sully, which arrives in theaters Sept. 9.
Sep 28, 2016 10:57 AM
Tierney Sutton has had a productive summer. In between appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival and SFJAZZ, the…
