Aug 4, 2006 11:18 AM

The Robert Cray band will release its first live recording, Live From Across The Pond on Sept. 12.

This double disc…

Aug 4, 2006 11:12 AM

The Cape May Jazz Festival will bring 30 New Orleans musicians to New Jersey for its fall festival from Nov. 10–12.

Jul 25, 2006 11:58 AM

One more format is digging into Blue Note’s classic jazz catalog as the label is now releasing some of its most famous…

Jul 25, 2006 11:48 AM

Blues singer Jessie Mae Hemphill died on July 22 in Memphis. She was 71.

Hemphill learned the music as she was growing…

Jul 20, 2006 12:34 PM

Trumpeter Malachi Thompson died on July 16 at his home in Chicago after a lengthy battle against leukemia. He was 56.

Jul 20, 2006 7:51 AM

The New Orleans Jazz Centennial Celebration will present the Satchmo Club Strut, a musical club crawl down Frenchmen…

Jul 20, 2006 7:45 AM

The Branford Marsalis Quartet is set to release its new disc, Braggtown (Marsalis Music) on Sept. 12.

“This is a…

Jul 20, 2006 7:39 AM

The Monterey Jazz Festival has received more than $350,000 in grants to preserve its archival recordings of historic…

Jul 11, 2006 10:02 AM

Milestone Records is commemorating its 40th anniversary with releasing new collections from five of its best known…

Jul 11, 2006 9:57 AM

Guitarist John Scofield jams with Medeski Martin & Wood for the group’s Out Louder , which is due out on Sept. 26. The…