May 2, 2016 1:20 PM
Holland Joins NEC Jazz Orchestra for Tribute to Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler stood short and was most self-effacing, but wrote unerringly for spacious long forms, and left a legacy…
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…