May 7, 2009 11:19 AM

Nigerian juju star King Sunny Ade will make a two-month tour of North America this spring and summer. Along with the…

May 7, 2009 11:09 AM

The 17th annual Capital Jazz Fest will bring jazz and r&b stars together at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in…

May 5, 2009 11:20 AM

The TD Canada Trust Vancouver International Jazz Festival has announced the full schedule for its June 26–July 5…

May 5, 2009 11:13 AM

Willie Nelson has recorded the follow-up to his 1978 album, Stardust with another visit to jazz standards on his…

May 5, 2009 11:06 AM

The West Coast Jazz Party in Irvine, Calif., will celebrate its 15th anniversary from September 3–6 with four days of…

Apr 29, 2009 7:27 AM

On Monday May 4, a huge gathering of some of the world’s greatest jazz artists will converge on New York’s Cathedral…

Apr 29, 2009 7:26 AM

The lineup for George Wein’s Jazz Festival 55, which takes place at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I., from Aug.…

Apr 29, 2009 7:25 AM

On June 23, Kurt Elling will release Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings The Music Of Coltrane And Hartman, his second…

Apr 29, 2009 7:25 AM

Herbie Hancock will spend the spring and summer receiving honorary degrees, performing with pianist Lang Lang, and…

Apr 17, 2009 9:44 AM

Tony Bennett will present his watercolor painting of Duke Ellington to the Smithsonian Institution’s National…