May 18, 2016 11:57 AM
Zappa Documentary Reveals Many Faces of Frank
Guitarist, composer, bandleader, filmmaker, satirist, outspoken social commentator, political gadfly, irascible…
A still from the trailer for Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words, a new documentary about the pioneering guitarist-composer-bandleader.
May 18, 2016 11:57 AM
Guitarist, composer, bandleader, filmmaker, satirist, outspoken social commentator, political gadfly, irascible…
Keith Jarrett, seen here in a publicity photo, performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on April 29.
May 18, 2016 11:54 AM
Fifty years after arriving on the international jazz scene, pianist Keith Jarrett remains one of its greatest…
Keyon Harrold (clockwise, from top left), BIGYUKI and Just in Brown were among the artists who celebrated Revive Music’s 10-year anniversary in New York on April 19.
May 18, 2016 11:50 AM
Revive Music brought artists from its popular roster to Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan on April 19, debuting its “Blue…
Dave Holland (background, second from left) sits in with the NEC Jazz Orchestra under the in Boston on April 21
May 2, 2016 1:20 PM
Kenny Wheeler stood short and was most self-effacing, but wrote unerringly for spacious long forms, and left a legacy…
Dee Dee Bridgewater (left) Esperanza Spalding, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, President Obama and Kurt Elling celebrate International Jazz Day in Washington, D.C., April 29.
May 2, 2016 8:46 AM
Bittersweet moments seeped into the International Jazz Day Global Concert held in Washington, D.C., on April 29. After…
Dave Gisler (left), Florian Egli and Martina Berther of Weird Beard perform at this year’s Jazzahead! conference in Bremen, Germany.
May 2, 2016 7:16 AM
Jazz forces from around the globe converged in Bremen, Germany, in late April for Jazzahead!, a conference with…
The SFJAZZ Collective performed the music of Michael Jackson at the Dakota in Minneapolis on April 3.
May 2, 2016 7:14 AM
With the sound and energy one might expect from an 18-piece orchestra, the eight-piece SFJAZZ Collective played the…
Pianist Kenny Barron (left) bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake perform at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills on April 16.
May 2, 2016 7:13 AM
Kenny Barron’s April 16 concert at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills served as a showcase for his trio…
