Feb 21, 2024 10:13 AM
Ross Pederson & Individualism
With a propensity for chasing a rainbow of stylistic colors, Ross Pederson has embarked on a quest to speak as many…
“I do march to the beat of my own drum,” says Ross Pederson, and that drum has led him to release Identity on his own label.
Feb 21, 2024 10:13 AM
With a propensity for chasing a rainbow of stylistic colors, Ross Pederson has embarked on a quest to speak as many…
A deluge of posthumous Chick Corea releases focuses both on his Elektric Band forays as well as his classical leanings.
Feb 13, 2024 1:58 PM
If Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea had done nothing more that what he produced during the 1970s, he would still be a…
The full cast of the centennial celebration for Max Roach, held Jan. 26 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Feb 13, 2024 1:56 PM
Toward the middle of the lengthy centennial celebration for the great drummer and composer Max Roach (1924–2007) at…
“I think a lot of people think this still sounds like me, but they’ll also know it’s something different,” says Yuhan Su about her latest recording. “I am proud of that.”
Feb 13, 2024 12:59 PM
In 2019, Taiwan-born vibraphonist Yuhan Su needed a break from New York City.
Born in the small, rural city of…
“I put my head down and make the art that I want to make and then see what happens,” says guitarist, singer and songwriter Jonah Tolchin.
Feb 13, 2024 12:44 PM
To put a simplified spin on the musical saga of Jonah Tolchin, the singer-songwriter and nimble guitarist was going…
Berklee Jazz Camper Tamina Cirilli
Feb 8, 2024 3:48 PM
To find the camp that’s right for you, just check out our complete camp-guide listings link below. Inside this…
Looking toward the city side of learning, campers at the Summer Jazz Workshop of Fordham College at Lincoln Center performed in New York’s Times Square.
Feb 8, 2024 11:45 AM
Summertime, and the living is … improvised! When the weather heats up and the days get longer, there’s no shortage…
Symphonic Swing, one of the groups at the Charleston Jazz Academy, performs.
Feb 8, 2024 11:41 AM
New Orleans is often called the “birthplace of jazz,” and it certainly has an incredibly rich musical heritage that…
Jarred Sims directs the West Virginia University Mountaineer Honor Jazz Band during rehearsal.
Feb 8, 2024 11:32 AM
The idea of a big fish in a small pond is a cliché. But how about being a big fish in a comfortably sized pond…
Jazz Girls Day, a program spearheaded by Colleen Clark, assistant professor of jazz studies at the University of South Carolina (far right), has held five events over the past two years and is expanding the program to several other states.
Feb 8, 2024 11:28 AM
When Bert Ligon retired as director of jazz studies at the University of South Carolina in Columbia after 30 years,…
