Sep 17, 2012 1:01 PM

As any veteran musician knows, you have to learn how to play the house.

“We had a lot of empty tables with candles on…

Sep 5, 2012 11:48 AM

It was 46 minutes into the first of two concerts on July 20–21 that saxophonist Miguel Zenón began speaking to the…

Sep 5, 2012 11:39 AM

Trumpeter Christian Scott is well aware of the history of jazz, but he looks ahead, rather than back.

In recent years,…

Sep 4, 2012 8:40 AM

“OK, we’re gonna play some ‘terrible’ music,” joked iconic altoist Lee Konitz on Aug. 16, before he and the…

Aug 17, 2012 9:48 AM

Eclipsed by the cumbersome confines of her Hammond B3 organ, Akiko Tsuruga expounded demurely on the title of her…

Aug 17, 2012 9:47 AM

On his fourth album as a leader, Mike Moreno solidifies his position as one of the most compelling guitarists in jazz…

Aug 10, 2012 5:38 AM

On July 28–29, the Central Avenue Jazz Festival occupied a freshly paved strip of nearly forgotten jazz history south…

Jul 30, 2012 6:42 AM

After two weeks of tributes and memorials, a crowd of 400–500 people said their final goodbyes to Treme Brass Band…

Jul 23, 2012 11:56 AM

A great artist can shrink a venue. During Diana Krall’s July 17 performance at Ravinia, the pianist/singer…

Jul 18, 2012 6:01 AM

The National Endowment for the Arts announced the names of the 2013 NEA Jazz Masters, the nation’s highest honor in…