Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM
Karen Souza Raids the Vault on New Album
Karen Souza has a voice that can make any song sound like an intimate confession. “Her voice is like a massage,”…
Karen Souza’s album Velvet Vault is a mix of pop and rock covers and jazz standards.
Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM
Karen Souza has a voice that can make any song sound like an intimate confession. “Her voice is like a massage,”…
Bob Dorough (1923–2018)
Apr 24, 2018 11:38 AM
Bob Dorough, the jazz singer, pianist and arranger who reached generations of fans with his compositions for the…
Albert “Tootie” Heath, as well as his brother Jimmy Heath, were honored April 20 at The Apollo Theater in Harlem with lifetime achievement awards from the Jazz Foundation of America.
Apr 24, 2018 11:09 AM
The Jazz Foundation of America has issued a call to offer assistance to musicians who have fallen on hard times.
The…
Pat Metheny (left), Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, bassist Christian McBride, singer Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Nir Felder at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
Apr 23, 2018 10:29 AM
“We’re all partners in time. And this music makes time our friend, not an implacable foe,” said Grammy-winning…
Don Braden performs at the Litchfield Jazz Festival.
Apr 20, 2018 3:11 PM
[Editor’s note: The following Master Class article by Don Braden contains information that supplements the print…
Pianist Bethany Pickens (left), bassist Junius Paul, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, drummer Charles Heath and trumpeter Marquis Hill pay tribute to Willie Pickens at an April 18 memorial concert at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
Apr 20, 2018 12:04 PM
Pianist Willie Pickens, who died Dec. 12, 2017, was an exemplary yet modest man. Gifted with world-class instrumental…
Grant Green (1935–’79) is one of the dozens of artists who are showcased on Record Store Day releases.
Apr 19, 2018 4:43 PM
It’s that time of the year again. Music retailers have stocked up, and vinyl collectors have plotted their shopping…
Allan Harris pays tribute to an esteemed vocalist on The Genius Of Eddie Jefferson (Resilience Music Alliance).
Apr 17, 2018 10:20 AM
The Genius Of Eddie Jefferson, which is set for release April 27 on Resilience Music Alliance, finds Allan Harris…
Saxophonist Caroline Davis’ new album, Heart Tonic, is informed by her study of the heart.
Apr 16, 2018 6:51 PM
Caroline Davis has become an expert in matters of the heart, physiologically speaking. The title of the New York-based…
Apr 16, 2018 6:05 PM
One of the many pleasures of last year’s Umbria Jazz Winter in Orvieto, Italy, was the opportunity to hear the…
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