Apr 19, 2024 2:03 PM
We Love Vinyl! Get Ready for Record Store Day, April 20
This Saturday, April 20, promises to be yet another Record Store Day celebration for vinyl freaks spanning all genres…
Apr 19, 2024 2:03 PM
This Saturday, April 20, promises to be yet another Record Store Day celebration for vinyl freaks spanning all genres…
“Einstein was a violinist, Max Planck was also a musician and Stefon Alexander plays saxophone,” says Donald Harrison about the relationship between science and music.
Apr 16, 2024 12:17 PM
“If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” That sage advice from Charlie Parker became Big Chief…
Two ECM reissues of historic albums by saxophonist Jan Garbarek, shown here with pianist Keith Jarrett, celebrate his 50 years on the label.
Apr 16, 2024 12:11 PM
It has become standard practice for jazz labels of any substance and historical depth to revisit, remaster and re-issue…
The International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert on April 30 will feature performances by an international roster of artists from all corners of the globe.
Apr 16, 2024 12:03 PM
The 2024 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30. UNESCO…
A photo collage of this year’s JJA Jazz Heroes.
Apr 16, 2024 11:19 AM
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced its 2024 class of Jazz Heroes, which includes 33 activists and advocates…
The Lemon Bucket Orchestra dives into the crowd at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:42 PM
Ah, spring, when a jazz fan’s mind turns … to summer festivals! From fantastic locales to intimate encounters, from…
Crowds pack downtown Ottawa for the festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:37 PM
Forty-five years after a handful of jazz enthusiasts in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Ottawa transformed their…
Rome’s Casa del Jazz delivers a tremendous outdoor summer season from one of the city’s beautiful locales.
Apr 10, 2024 9:33 PM
The trees stand majestic and tall, twisting 75 feet into the air — 23 meters by local measure — with leafy canopies…
One of three beachside stages at the Rio das Ostras Jazz & Blues Festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:27 PM
For those seeking a truly unique jazz and blues getaway, perhaps a trip to Brazil is in order during late May into…
Roscoe Mitchell’s performance will be a cornerstone of this year’s festival. “Seeing as it’s the 40th edition of the festival, it was important to me to invite a few artists who have long been associated with the event,” said Scott Thomson, the fest’s new director.
Apr 10, 2024 9:22 PM
For decades, the radar of important avant-garde musical culture, especially in North America, has steered artists and…
