R+R=Now performs at the DC Jazz Festival in June.
Jul 25, 2018 9:00 AM
Summer proved to be a propitious time for Maurice Jackson and Blair A. Ruble to promote their new book, DC Jazz:…
En Corps performs at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Kongsberg, Norway.
Jul 24, 2018 9:00 AM
The generous support the Norwegian state funnels into the arts long has reaped palpable benefits. For a country that is…
Francisco Mela contributes Ancestros to the current season of Newvelle releases.
Jul 19, 2018 9:05 AM
As collectible, multimedia art objects, few affordable things surpass the long-playing album. And few labels surpass…
Dan Weiss performs at the Gent Jazz Festival in Gent, Belgium.
Jul 18, 2018 2:00 PM
The Gent Jazz Festival has been running since 2002, although prior to 2008, it was known as the Blue Note Festival.…
Daniel Rolim and and Marta Freitas perform at Brazilian Jazz Night during the 40th annual Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
Jul 18, 2018 9:00 AM
Drowsily easing up to passport control upon arrival in Copenhagen after a sleepless, otherwise pleasant 8-hour journey…
Thundercat performs at the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Jul 16, 2018 9:00 AM
Last year, Montreal native Leonard Cohen was immortalized in a 20-story mural in the city’s downtown. Cohen’s image…
Marc Ribot performs at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Jul 6, 2018 9:00 AM
Jazz historically has aimed for deep cultural relevance and a commitment to social justice, as vintage work by Charles…
Jul 2, 2018 9:00 AM
What makes the lawns of Saratoga Springs so green and lush, its sturdy trees so tall? That would be rain. What has made…
Ben Paterson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, receives a first-place prize of $25,000, at the inaugural Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition, which was held at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, on June 22 and 23. With the pianist is Jason Marsalis (left), Ellis Marsalis and the Nu Jazz Agency’s Jerald Miller.
Jun 27, 2018 12:15 PM
Ben Paterson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the winner of the inaugural Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano…
Pianist Monica Dominique is featured on a box set that anthologizes Swedish jazz between 1970 and 1979.
Jun 26, 2018 9:00 AM
Two decades ago, the Swedish state-run label Caprice Records launched a remarkably inclusive series intended to…
