May 30, 2017 9:24 PM
A Stunning Portrait of a Tragic Death
Following a recent screening in Manhattan of Kasper Collin’s compelling documentary about the life and tragic death…
Trumpeter Lee Morgan (left) is the subject of Kasper Collin’s compelling documentary I Called Him Morgan.
May 30, 2017 9:24 PM
Following a recent screening in Manhattan of Kasper Collin’s compelling documentary about the life and tragic death…
Herbie Hancock (left), Christian McBride, Wayne Shorter, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade take a bow after a performance at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on April 23.
Apr 24, 2017 11:18 AM
It’s a little over a mile, walking distance, from 106 South Street, where Wayne Shorter grew up in Newark’s…
Bobby Rush in a screenshot from the film I Am The Blues.
Sep 28, 2016 10:50 AM
“This guitar is a Bible!” exclaims delta blues musician L.C. Ulmer in the documentary film I Am The Blues.”“From…
May 31, 2016 5:02 PM
The 2016 Israeli Jazz and World Music Fest got off to a rousing, spirited start when Lazer Lloyd, the Connecticut-born,…
Becca Stevens incorporated astute, philosophical lyrics into songs in the folk-jazz vein during a compelling performance in Pittsburgh on May 23.
May 31, 2016 4:57 PM
Becca Stevens incorporated astute, philosophical lyrics into songs in the folk-jazz vein during a compelling…
John Medeski (left), Julian Lage, G. Calvin Weston, Craig Taborn, Gyan Riley and David Fiuczynski onstage at the FIMAV Festival in Victoriaville, Canada, on May 21.
May 31, 2016 4:55 PM
Trying to keep tabs on the uniquely prolific and ever-morphing force of culture that is John Zorn can be difficult.…
Arve Henriksen of Warped Dreamer performs at the 2016 Moers Festival in Moers, Germany.
May 26, 2016 5:41 PM
Thanks to its adventurous annual music festival, the small northwestern German town of Moers has built up a legendary…
The Mary Lou Williams Festival in Washington, D.C., honors the late singer and pianist, pictured here, who died in 1981.
May 26, 2016 5:37 PM
“A drum is a woman” could have easily served as the subtitle for the second night of the 21st annual Mary Lou…
Taylor Eigsti performs during the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on May 12.
May 26, 2016 5:34 PM
In the first of two sold-out sets at Bell’s Eccentric Café in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Irving S. Gilmore…
Chris Potter performs at the Jazzkaar Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, on April 27.
May 26, 2016 5:31 PM
The Jazzkaar festival has been an annual event in Tallinn, Estonia, since 1990, when the Soviet period was coming to an…
