Mar 30, 2017 11:01 AM
Big Ears Festival Embraces Jazz Experimentalism
Perched on a stool in front of a projector screen and nestled behind a laptop, alto saxophonist Matana Roberts had a…
Carla Bley was among the jazz-leaning instrumentalists that performed at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 23-26.
Mar 30, 2017 11:01 AM
Perched on a stool in front of a projector screen and nestled behind a laptop, alto saxophonist Matana Roberts had a…
Allan Holdsworth is the subject of a 12-CD box set, The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever!, from Manifesto Records.
Mar 29, 2017 2:43 PM
The legacy of legendary British guitarist, composer and bandleader Allan Holdsworth, who died April 15 at age 70, will…
Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew of Yo La Tengo
Mar 28, 2017 2:19 PM
Yo La Tengo has a song called “The Story Of Jazz,” and lyric-wise, it really has nothing to do with swing or its…
Lee Morgan (left) and Helen Morgan in a promotional photo for the film.
Mar 28, 2017 1:36 PM
I Called Him Morgan, the new documentary from filmmaker Kasper Collin, removes layers of murkiness surrounding the…
Nels Cline (left) and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco perform at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on March 21.
Mar 27, 2017 4:26 PM
Wilco’s long-running brand of left-field Americana has endured for decades, giving the band legacy status and helping…
Regina Carter will release Ella: Accentuate The Positive, a tribute to vocal legend Ella Fitzgerald, on April 21.
Mar 27, 2017 2:54 PM
April marks the centennial anniversary of the birth of Ella Fitzgerald, an artist whose musical savvy and joyous…
Orrin Evans is among the headliners scheduled to perform at the Philadelphia Jazz Festival, which runs April 23–30.
Mar 27, 2017 2:08 PM
Jazz is getting some brotherly love in Philadelphia, courtesy of a new jazz festival. The first annual Philadelphia…
Leslie Pintchik is a New York-based pianist and composer.
Mar 24, 2017 4:39 PM
Who among us really knows what we’re buying when it comes to such a big-ticket item like choosing one’s…
Camila Meza (left), Ryan Keberle and Scott Robinson perform in Seattle as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival on March 13
Mar 23, 2017 3:25 PM
Trombonist and bandleader Ryan Keberle brought his sharp, eloquent band Catharsis to Chicago on March 17, concluding a…
Joss Stone will appear as a headliner at the 2017 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, which runs from June 23—July 1.
Mar 23, 2017 3:10 PM
Live jazz returns to the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival this summer alongside a healthy dose of rock, soul…
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