Sep 7, 2017 10:20 AM
Educators, Aid Workers Gauge Harvey’s Impact on Musicians
Judging from the flood-related atrocities in New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina in 2005) and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (an…
José Antonio Diaz (left) leads a workshop at the Diaz Music Institute in Houston, Texas.
Sep 7, 2017 10:20 AM
Judging from the flood-related atrocities in New Orleans (Hurricane Katrina in 2005) and Baton Rouge, Louisiana (an…
Walter Becker (1950–2017)
Sep 6, 2017 9:27 AM
Considering his status as co-founder of one of America’s major pop bands of the past half century, Walter Becker was…
Trumpeter Russ Johnson (left), bassist Jason Roebke, alto saxophonist Dave Rempis, drummer Mike Reed and vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz perform in Chicago on Aug. 31.
Sep 5, 2017 5:07 PM
The lineup for this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival included, for the first time, an entry from the Jazz Record Art…
Roscoe Mitchell (foreground) and Fred Berry perform at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Sep 5, 2017 1:08 PM
Reeds-and-winds iconoclast Roscoe Mitchell celebrated 50 years of recording. Trumpeter Jon Faddis reveled in Dizzy…
Walter Becker (1950–2017)
Sep 3, 2017 8:19 PM
Guitarist, bassist and songwriter Walter Becker, who co-founded the jazz-rock band Steely Dan with keyboardist and…
The Chicago Jazz Fest (left) and Detroit Jazz Fest will take place over Labor Day Weekend. Admission to both festivals is free.
Sep 1, 2017 9:27 AM
Jazz fans within earshot of Chicago and Detroit might want to pack up the car and head into town, as both cities play…
Matt Wilson (pictured) will lead a tribute to Illinois-born poet Carl Sandburg at the Chicago Jazz Festival on Sept. 3.
Aug 31, 2017 2:33 PM
The Chicago Jazz Festival returns to the Windy City Aug. 31–Sept. 3 with a lineup heavy on tributes and…
Lee Konitz (left) and Dan Tepfer perform at the Charlie Parker Festival in New York City’s Marcus Garvey Park on Aug. 26.
Aug 31, 2017 9:14 AM
Now in its 25th year, New York City’s annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival has evolved from a single afternoon outdoor…
Ken Vandermark is the leader of Marker, a new ensemble that fuses game pieces with sonic tableaus and melodic compositions.
Aug 30, 2017 3:33 PM
On Aug. 20, Ken Vandermark’s latest band, Marker, concluded a residency at Sugar Maple, a craft beer bar in…
Sean Jones performs at the Pittsburgh JazzLive Festival as part of a string concerts that ran June 16–18.
Aug 29, 2017 2:43 PM
A longtime time professor of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, trumpeter Sean Jones has served as Brass Chair at the…
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