Apr 24, 2020 8:10 AM
Makaya McCraven Makes The Old New Again
Chicago’s Makaya McCraven is best known as a drummer and producer, mixing and matching genres until they blend as…
Drummer and producer Makaya McCraven revamps Gil Scott-Heron on We’re New Again: A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL).
Apr 24, 2020 8:10 AM
Chicago’s Makaya McCraven is best known as a drummer and producer, mixing and matching genres until they blend as…
Ellis Marsalis performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 7, 2017.
Apr 23, 2020 8:51 AM
The following serves as a tribute to the musicians we have lost to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 was a factor in…
Eddy Davis (1940–2020)
Apr 22, 2020 12:00 PM
Editor’s Note: Eddy Davis, a banjo player and bandleader who performed frequently with filmmaker/clarinetist Woody …
Vocalist Lauren Henderson collaborated with pianist Sullivan Fortner on The Songbook Session.
Apr 22, 2020 9:00 AM
Contrary to popular belief, playing standards in 2020 doesn’t necessarily require excessive innovation. In fact, with…
Romain Collin took this photo from a cabin in Iceland, where the pianist stayed for weeks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 21, 2020 8:55 AM
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, the United States government on March 11 announced tight…
An archival performance of Allen Toussaint (1938–2015) is planned as part of Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival.
Apr 20, 2020 11:00 AM
WWOZ 90.7 FM in New Orleans is planning to stream Jazz Festing In Place: An On-Air Festival, running 11 a.m.–7 p.m.…
Vocalist Lizz Wright performs during International Jazz Day on April 30, 2019, at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.
Apr 20, 2020 10:20 AM
As large-scale public events and festivals move online, International Jazz Day—an annual event at the end of April…
Steve Lehman’s Xenakis And The Valedictorian is the first of Pi Recordings’ digital releases aimed at providing assistance to performers who have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 20, 2020 8:33 AM
Pi Recordings, the New York label focused on avant sounds for the past two decades, has hit pause on its regular…
Henry Grimes (1935–2020)
Apr 18, 2020 10:04 AM
Philadelphia-born bassist Henry Grimes, revered for his work alongside jazz titans, died April 15 at the age of 84,…
Bay Area nonprofit SFJAZZ announces a new CEO is set to begin June 15.
Apr 17, 2020 10:27 AM
SFJAZZ announced Thursday that Greg Stern would become CEO of the Bay Area nonprofit. His tenure is set to begin June…
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