Apr 6, 2016 11:36 AM
Mack Avenue SuperBand Finds Groove at L.A.’s Disney Hall
When strong, individually driven jazz players gather under the umbrella of an organizational agenda, such as a road…
Christian McBride performs as part of the Mack Avenue SuperBand at the 2015 Detroit Jazz Festival (Photo: Doug Coombe)
Apr 6, 2016 11:36 AM
When strong, individually driven jazz players gather under the umbrella of an organizational agenda, such as a road…
David Baker (left) with Quincy Jones in May 2010
Apr 5, 2016 11:48 AM
Dr. David Baker, a renowned jazz composer and educator, passed away on March 26 at his home in Bloomington, Indiana. He…
Apr 5, 2016 11:43 AM
Columbia/Legacy will commemorate the 90th birthday of Miles Davis with the release of Everything’s Beautiful, a…
Apr 5, 2016 11:40 AM
Sarah Vaughan is still packing them in—based, at least, on the crowd drawn to Newark Symphony Hall, where, on March 29…
Ethan Hawke portrays trumpeter Chet Baker in the biopic Born to be Blue, which was released by IFC Films.
Apr 5, 2016 11:35 AM
Robert Budreau’s semi-fictional Chet Baker biopic, Born to Be Blue, covers the trumpeter’s life from the mid-1950s…
Tony Malaby (seen here in a press photo) performed with three ensembles at Elastic Arts in Chicago on March 24–25.
Apr 5, 2016 11:32 AM
There was a time in jazz when all roads led to New York. Tenor and soprano saxophonist Tony Malaby took that road when…
Robert Glasper (pictured) will partner with journalist Ashley Kahn to teach a course on Miles Davis at New York University in September (Photo: Courtesy of the artist)
Apr 5, 2016 10:22 AM
Grammy Award-winning keyboardist Robert Glasper and journalist Ashley Kahn will teach a course on the music and legacy…
Linda Oh (left, with bass), Jimmy Heath, Lakecia Benjamin and Karriem Riggins perform at the NEA Jazz Masters ceremony in Washington, D.C., on April 4 (Photo: Shannon Finney/NEA)
Apr 5, 2016 8:37 AM
Vibraphonist Gary Burton, saxophonists Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp, and Jazz Foundation of America Executive…
Ethan Iverson (seen here in a press photo) performed with trademark power and accuracy at Smalls Jazz Club in New York on March 19 (Photo: Courtesy of the artist)
Apr 4, 2016 1:03 PM
Right from the outset, the presence of a baritone saxophone as this combo’s dominant horn did much to imprint a…
David Tronzo (left) Larry Campbell, Steven Bernstein and Steve Cardenas of Blue Campfire perform in New York City on March 31. (Photo: Peter Parrella)
Apr 4, 2016 12:35 PM
It is always exciting to witness the birth of a band; exciting for audience members and band members alike. Blue…
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