Apr 28, 2020 8:47 AM
How Aaron Parks Creates New Worlds On His Second Little Big Album
Pianist Aaron Parks writes compositions that bring together jazz, rock and electronica, while his Little Big quartet…
Aaron Parks returns for a second album alongside his Little Big ensemble. Little Big II: Dreams Of A Mechanical Man (Ropeadope) is due out May 8.
Apr 28, 2020 8:47 AM
Pianist Aaron Parks writes compositions that bring together jazz, rock and electronica, while his Little Big quartet…
Charles Tolliver plays at RAK Studios in London during the sessions for Connect, the trumpeter’s first release for the UK imprint Gearbox.
Apr 27, 2020 11:42 AM
Trumpeter Charles Tolliver, whose Strata-East imprint served as a home to exploratory acts like Oneness Of Juju and…
Adrian Younge (left) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad take on the concept of jazz’s obsolescence with a new label and compilation of the same name: Jazz Is Dead.
Apr 27, 2020 8:51 AM
DJ culture is proving to be an unheralded hero of jazz education.
Sometimes, it’s DJs and producers digging for…
Ramsey Lewis plans to live stream a concert from his home at 1 p.m. CST Saturday.
Apr 24, 2020 11:01 AM
Pianist Ramsey Lewis, a Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master fellowship recipient, will live stream a concert from his…
Vocalist Ledisi is one of the artists featured on International Jazz Day from Australia, a concert special that premieres on PBS on Friday.
Apr 24, 2020 10:48 AM
With the concert industry at a complete halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, jazz fans are turning to their computer…
Bassist Anne Mette Iversen leads her Quartet +1 ensemble on Racing A Butterfly.
Apr 24, 2020 10:37 AM
The ideas of flight, freedom and play are at the heart of Anne Mette Iversen’s latest leader date, Racing A Butterfly…
Drummer and producer Makaya McCraven revamps Gil Scott-Heron on We’re New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL).
Apr 24, 2020 8:10 AM
Chicago’s Makaya McCraven is best known as a drummer and producer, mixing and matching genres until they blend as…
Ellis Marsalis performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 7, 2017.
Apr 23, 2020 8:51 AM
The following serves as a tribute to the musicians we have lost to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 was a factor in…
Eddy Davis (1940–2020)
Apr 22, 2020 12:00 PM
Editor’s Note: Eddy Davis, a banjo player and bandleader who performed frequently with filmmaker/clarinetist Woody …
Vocalist Lauren Henderson collaborated with pianist Sullivan Fortner on The Songbook Session.
Apr 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Contrary to popular belief, playing standards in 2020 doesn’t necessarily require excessive innovation. In fact, with…
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