May 19, 2017 4:03 PM
Summer Jazz: Latin Jam Session
Summer his here and the heat is rising. Here’s a playlist of recent Latin-jazz releases to help you release some steam.…
May 19, 2017 4:03 PM
Summer his here and the heat is rising. Here’s a playlist of recent Latin-jazz releases to help you release some steam.…
Greg Ward (left) with Preston Jackson outside The Whistler in Chicago April 23.
May 18, 2017 7:55 AM
Most jazz up-and-comers have musical mentors, but not so many of those elders serve as life coaches, too. When…
Fabian Almazan, Roy Hargrove, Claudia Acuña and Jon Benitez perform at the Jazz Gallery Awards Gala in New York City on May 15.
May 17, 2017 12:12 PM
It took but a few notes played by alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón and pianist Fabian Almazan to quiet the room full of…
Mary Halvorson will make her leader debut at the Village Vanguard in New York City July 18–23.
May 16, 2017 9:23 PM
Playing at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village—the downstairs club that has been the home of 132…
Wadada Leo Smith was named Musician of the Year in the 2017 Jazz Journalism Awards.
May 16, 2017 1:34 PM
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced the winners of its 21st annual Jazz Awards, celebrating 41 categories…
The Cookers members Billy Harper, David Weiss and Eddie Henderson perform at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on May 6.
May 15, 2017 9:49 PM
If you’ve heard the five CDs recorded by veteran jazz septet The Cookers, you know these seasoned pros deliver fire…
Ambrose Akinmusire will release A Rift In Decorum: Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note) on June 9.
May 15, 2017 3:45 PM
April showers bring May flowers. But what do May flowers bring? June album releases! There are plenty of reasons to…
Vicente Archer (left), Clarence Penn, Mary Stallings and Steve Nelson perform at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco May 4 as part of the vocalist’s four-day residency.
May 12, 2017 12:31 PM
Since opening its SFJAZZ Center in January 2013, the SFJAZZ organization has appointed a group of Resident Artistic…
Chucho Valdés performs at Birdland in New York City as part of a six-night engagement at the venue.
May 12, 2017 9:38 AM
Most 75-year-olds residing in Miami, Florida, aspire to a comfortable retirement. Not so for master pianist-composer…
Kristin E. Ellis and Al’Jaleel McGhee perform in Paradise Blue, which premiered April 26 at the TimeLine Theatre in Chicago.
May 11, 2017 6:46 PM
I wonder if anyone will ever write a serious drama or movie about a jazz musician who is not beset by explosive inner…
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