Jul 18, 2018 9:00 AM
Copenhagen Festival Spans Poetic Swing, Hard-Bop Themes
Drowsily easing up to passport control upon arrival in Copenhagen after a sleepless, otherwise pleasant 8-hour journey…
Jul 18, 2018 9:00 AM
Drowsily easing up to passport control upon arrival in Copenhagen after a sleepless, otherwise pleasant 8-hour journey…
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…
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…
Jun 27, 2018 12:15 PM
Ben Paterson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the winner of the inaugural Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano…
Jun 26, 2018 9:00 AM
Two decades ago, the Swedish state-run label Caprice Records launched a remarkably inclusive series intended to…
Jun 25, 2018 9:00 AM
Since its founding in 2005, the DC Jazz Festival has pursued an expansive vision: not just in terms of musical styles,…
Jun 14, 2018 11:29 AM
The trio Artifacts would have seemed a worthy one-off a few years ago. Organized in 2015 by cellist Tomeka Reid to play…
Jun 14, 2018 10:04 AM
There was a time, immediately after the Allies won World War II, when America’s cultural treasures, including jazz,…
Jun 13, 2018 9:44 AM
Jimmy Johnson doesn’t reveal his age, as he made abundantly clear June 8 during his afternoon duo set at the 35th…