Sep 15, 2020 8:53 AM
David Bertrand’s Hope Of Fellowship: Column
This Juneteenth, I published my first blog post, which I titled “Black Sound, White Light.” It was a response to…
Jazz flutist David Bertrand, now based in Brooklyn, hails from Trinidad and Tobago.
Sep 15, 2020 8:53 AM
This Juneteenth, I published my first blog post, which I titled “Black Sound, White Light.” It was a response to…
Vocalist Amirtha Kidambi is planning to stream a Thursday set.
Sep 14, 2020 8:49 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Saxophonist and vocalist Camille Thurman is part of a growing contingent of Black women jazz artists tapping into the power of virtual platforms and claiming the right to speak.
Sep 11, 2020 9:10 AM
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual interactions on Facebook, Instagram Live and Zoom quickly replaced…
The independent label Blujazz has released vocalist Joyce Grant’s latest album, Surrounded By Blue.
Sep 10, 2020 9:00 AM
For 22 years, vocalist Joyce Grant had a nearly uninterrupted weekly engagement at Zingari Ristorante, located in San…
Shabaka and The Ancestors, winner of the category Rising Star–Jazz Group, includes Ariel Zamonsky (left), Siyabonga Mthembu, Shabaka Hutchings, Tumi Mogorosi, Gontse Makhene and Mthunzi Mvubu.
Sep 10, 2020 8:58 AM
In 2019, five artists received pages of music with an express direction: “Learn these parts.” Comprising bass lines…
Art Hirahara’s latest album, Balance Point, includes original compositions and one Duke Ellington tune.
Sep 9, 2020 9:00 AM
Visiting his native San Francisco in mid-March to play some dates and see his mother, Art Hirahara suddenly found…
Chris Collins, president and artistic director of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation, attributes the ability to pull off the live event to the professionalism of Detroit’s tech crews, musicians and foundation staff.
Sep 8, 2020 2:20 PM
The Detroit Jazz Festival pulled off a first—a live jazz fest with no audience—during the Labor Day weekend.
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Saxophonist Kamasi Washington performs during the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Sep 8, 2020 11:34 AM
Fort Adams State Park—traditionally home to the Newport Jazz Festival—was uncharacteristically quiet the first week…
Edu Ribeiro (left), Reuben Rogers, Helio Alves and Romero Lubambo collaborate for AT PLAY.
Sep 8, 2020 11:29 AM
The legacy of recorded music in Brazil—jazz and otherwise—is such a monumental contribution to the world that…
Gary Peacock (1935-2020)
Sep 8, 2020 11:05 AM
Bassist Gary Peacock, who performed and recorded alongside trailblazing bandleaders Albert Ayler, Keith Jarrett and…
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