Bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding took home a Grammy in the “Best Jazz Vocal Album” category for 12 Little Spells.
Jan 27, 2020 11:24 AM
Singer/bassist Esperanza Spalding, trumpeter Randy Brecker and pianist Chick Corea were among the honorees at the 62nd…
Danilo Pérez speaks during a clinic at the Panama Jazz Festival, which ran Jan. 13-17 in Panama City, Panama.
Jan 27, 2020 11:19 AM
The Panama Jazz Festival provided a vibrant daily schedule, chock-a-block with a dizzying array of classroom…
Kandace Springs offers reverence to female musicians on her upcoming album, The Women Who Raised Me.
Jan 27, 2020 9:00 AM
Kandace Springs uses The Women Who Raised Me to feature songs by female performers whose music and experiences shaped…
Singer José James is releasing No Beginning No End 2 on Rainbow Blonde Records, which he co-founded with singer-songwriter Talia Billig and sound engineer Brian Bender.
Jan 24, 2020 9:00 AM
“Turn Me Up,” a single off José James’ upcoming No Beginning No End 2, radiates like an anthem. Inside an…
Gary Bartz (left), Vincent Herring and Bobby Watson perform at the New York club Smoke, where they recorded Bird At 100, a tribute to saxophonist Charlie Parker.
Jan 23, 2020 9:37 AM
Sixty-five years after his death at the age of 34, saxophonist Charlie Parker continues to bewitch us—with his…
Vocalist Meredith Monk says she’s blessed to be “discovering new things and new ways of producing sound and new ways of putting music together that are very complex little forms” after a decade’s long career.
Jan 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Musicians often wind up in a sort of tug of war, trying to balance their past while still producing modern work.
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Lakecia Benjamin performs during Winter Jazzfest, which ran Jan. 8-18 in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Jan 22, 2020 8:58 AM
Peer groups serve as vital incubators for artistic development, but equally critical are intergenerational…
Jimmy Heath (1926–2020)
Jan 21, 2020 5:01 PM
The jazz world suffered two huge losses recently. Trumpeter Claudio Roditi, who had been battling prostate cancer, died…
Mark Guiliana performs during Winter Jazzfest, which ran at various venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn between Jan. 8 and 18.
Jan 21, 2020 3:08 PM
Winter JazzFest’s already tremendous musical scope has been widening in recent years to include crucial ideas and…
Nick Grondin’s new album is titled A View Of Earth.
Jan 21, 2020 9:27 AM
At last year’s Umbria Jazz Festival, Nick Grondin made his mark without even lifting his guitar. He served as the…
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