May 11, 2020 10:10 AM
Newly Formed Jazz Coalition Readies Commission Grants
In an effort to assist musicians currently caught in a dire straits and to foster new creative endeavors, a recently…
Vocalist Luciana Souza is among the first members of the Jazz Coalition, a new granting organization.
May 11, 2020 10:10 AM
In an effort to assist musicians currently caught in a dire straits and to foster new creative endeavors, a recently…
Ben Williams’ I Am A Man has been issued through Rainbow Blonde, a new label founded by vocalists José James and Taali and engineer Brian Bender.
May 11, 2020 8:49 AM
Ben Williams was completely mesmerized by 13th, director Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary about mass incarceration and…
On Monday, pianist Anthony Davis won a Pulitzer Prize for his opera, The Central Park Five.
May 8, 2020 2:07 PM
Anthony Davis, a frequent Wadada Leo Smith collaborator, on Monday was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in the musical…
Vocalist Angélique Kidjo is among the performers to contribute to Jazz Foundation of America’s #TheNewGig fundraiser.
May 8, 2020 1:40 PM
On May 14, Jazz Foundation of America is set to host #TheNewGig fundraiser to benefit the organization’s Covid-19…
Robert Cray recorded his latest album, That’s What I Heard, at the Capitol Records building in Hollywood.
May 8, 2020 9:00 AM
When it comes to the long, storied career of Robert Cray, time and musical fashion have been slippery slopes of the…
Pianist Keith Jarrett turns 75 on May 8.
May 8, 2020 8:53 AM
Transcendent music is timeless. That’s the thought that comes to mind as fans around the globe mark Keith…
Pianist Christian Sands is set to release Be Water on July 17.
May 7, 2020 3:16 PM
Despite Christian Sands’ clear affinity for Erroll Garner, the pianist’s upcoming release, Be Water, depicts an…
Aruán Ortiz (left), Andrew Cyrille and Mauricio Herrera perform together on Inside Rhythmic Falls (Intakt).
May 7, 2020 9:00 AM
Pianist Aruán Ortiz recalls the cacophony of ritmas that pervaded his childhood in Santiago de Cuba on Inside Rhythmic…
Pianist Fred Hersch is using Patreon, a donation-based platform, to roll out a new concert series.
May 6, 2020 2:27 PM
Pianist Fred Hersch has remained busy, despite the pandemic.
In March, he made sure fans knew The Ballad of Fred…
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington worked with director Nadia Hallgren to score the film Becoming, a Netflix documentary chronicling the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
May 6, 2020 2:02 PM
Becoming—the Netflix documentary chronicling the recent book tour of former First Lady Michelle Obama—is out today…
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