Jul 16, 2018 11:00 AM
Guru’s ‘Jazzmatazz’ Uniquely Tied Together Jazz and Hip-Hop
By 1993, advancements in the mutual appreciation between jazz and hip-hop reached a new level of creative oneness…
Guru (Keith Elam) issued four volumes of his Jazzmatazz project. The first installment marks its 25th anniversary this year.
Jul 16, 2018 11:00 AM
By 1993, advancements in the mutual appreciation between jazz and hip-hop reached a new level of creative oneness…
Thundercat performs at the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Jul 16, 2018 9:00 AM
Last year, Montreal native Leonard Cohen was immortalized in a 20-story mural in the city’s downtown. Cohen’s image…
Jul 13, 2018 9:00 AM
Whether playing in all-star student bands, attending the Manhattan School of Music or leading the Le Boeuf Brothers…
Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran perform at the 2015 Venice Biennale in Italy.
Jul 12, 2018 9:20 AM
On the 1968 album Congliptious by the Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble, there’s a musical skit titled “Jazz Death?”…
Maria Schneider is one of four 2019 NEA Jazz Masters.
Jul 11, 2018 10:20 AM
Big band leader Maria Schneider, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, writer Stanley Crouch and the late vocalist-pianist Bob…
Selim Selçuk performs on the second night of the Vitrin Contemporary Turkish Music Showcase at the Zorlu Center in Istanbul, Turkey.
Jul 11, 2018 9:00 AM
Vitrin is Turkish for “display window,” like those of the dense storefronts lining even Istanbul’s quietest…
Marty Ehrlich’s most recent leader date is titled Trio Exaltation.
Jul 10, 2018 10:00 AM
Multi-woodwindist-composer Marty Ehrlich recorded his 26th leader date, Trio Exaltation (Clean Feed), last year in…
Common performs at the 39th annual Tri-C JazzFest in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jul 9, 2018 9:14 AM
Autobiography was a key motif of Cleveland’s 39th Tri-C JazzFest, which ran June 28-30 at Playhouse Square. Bracketed…
Marc Ribot performs at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Jul 6, 2018 9:00 AM
Jazz historically has aimed for deep cultural relevance and a commitment to social justice, as vintage work by Charles…
Buster Williams’ new album is titled Audacity.
Jul 6, 2018 9:00 AM
On hiatus from his long-running gig with singer Nancy Wilson, bassist Buster Williams, then 25, suddenly got an offer…
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