Jul 20, 2016 12:25 PM
Washington, Hollenbeck Energize Ottawa Jazz Festival
Despite the loss of one of its primary venues—due to renovations and street closures ahead of a visit from U.S.…
Red Wierenga, Matt Moran, John Hollenbeck, Chris Speed and Drew Gress are The Claudia Quintet. The band performed at the Ottawa Jazz Festival June 29.
Jul 20, 2016 12:25 PM
Despite the loss of one of its primary venues—due to renovations and street closures ahead of a visit from U.S.…
Palle Mikkelborg (left), Joey Baron, Thomas Morgan and Jakob Bro perform in Copenhagen on July 8.
Jul 20, 2016 12:17 PM
As veteran jazz festivals go, Copenhagen’s is more labyrinthine than most. Whereas the Montreal festival centers…
New Orleans trumpeter Kermit Ruffins will headline the Louis Armstrong Wonderful World Festival in Queens, New York, on July 16.
Jul 19, 2016 4:03 PM
The third annual Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World festival will take place July 16 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park…
Joey Alexander (left) and Chick Corea play a duet at the Rochester International Jazz Festival in Rochester, New York, on June 28.
Jul 19, 2016 3:49 PM
Pianist Chick Corea is touring ceaselessly in 2016, appearing at many summer festivals prior to his historic residence…
Sirius Quartet
Jul 19, 2016 3:44 PM
On the pleasantly mild and not entirely calm night of June 17, aboard a gently rocking boat that has been docked off of…
Vocalist Simin Tander brought disarming depth and entrancing spirit to the Vossa Jazz Festival in Voss, Norway, on March 20.
Jul 19, 2016 3:35 PM
A warm bath of synchronicity hit the lakeside town of Voss, Norway, in the heart of the 43rd annual Vossa Jazz…
Danny Green, a pianist with a firm grasp on modern pastel lyricism, performed with a trio at the Blue Whale in Los Angeles on June 30.
Jul 12, 2016 5:06 PM
Double bills haven’t been part of the Los Angeles jazz landscape for long. The complimentary booking of pianists…
In last year’s Readers Poll, pianist Chick Corea was voted the Jazz Artist of the Year. Will he repeat this year? Only our readers can decide.
Jul 12, 2016 5:02 PM
Votes are pouring in for the 81st Annual DownBeat Readers Poll, which opened on July 1. Readers will vote in 34…
Members of the Mutual Musicians Foundation attend the dedication of the Musicians Association Building in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1930.
Jul 12, 2016 4:55 PM
On March 2, 2017, the Mutual Musicians Foundation International (MMFI) will celebrate the centennial of Kansas City’s…
Lionel Loueke (left), Marcus Strickland and Ambrose Akinmusire perform at the 2014 Monterey Jazz Festival in this still from a Blue Note Records publicity video. The band played in Montreal on July 1.
Jul 8, 2016 1:13 PM
I first caught the all-star outfit known as the Blue Note 75 group at the Montreal Jazz Festival two years ago, during…
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