Mar 22, 2017 10:35 AM
Q&A with Gary Burton: A Fond Farewell
Legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton would have preferred to tiptoe his way out of the jazz world. But upon the advice of…
Gary Burton performs at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis on March 17. The performance marked the final stop on his farewell tour of the U.S.
Mar 22, 2017 10:35 AM
Legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton would have preferred to tiptoe his way out of the jazz world. But upon the advice of…
Dee Alexander performs at the Women In Jazz Leadership Initiative concert in Chicago on March 10. (Photo: Lauren Deutsch)
Mar 21, 2017 4:07 PM
March is national Women’s History Month. It’s an occasion to commemorate the role of women in the political,…
Taj Mahal (left) and Keb’ Mo’ will release a duo album, TajMo, on Concord Records on May 5.
Mar 20, 2017 11:21 AM
Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ will join forces for an upcoming album on Concord Records, signaling a historic…
Wayne Shorter performs during the April 19 press conference, at which headliners for the 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival were announced.
Mar 20, 2017 9:56 AM
The Detroit Jazz Festival has announced legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter as its 2017…
Dan Brubeck (pictured) says a new recording by the Brubeck Brothers Quartet focuses on cultural exchange and world music influences.
Mar 17, 2017 4:59 PM
With the passing of iconic jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck in 2012, co-leaders of the Brubeck Brothers…
James Cotton (1935–2017)
Mar 16, 2017 5:17 PM
Blues harmonica master James Cotton died on March 16 of pneumonia at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He…
Tigran Hamasyan performed at SubCultre in NYC on March 10. At points throughout his show, the pianist layered wordless vocals that sounded other-worldly in pitch.
Mar 15, 2017 9:35 PM
On the end of his five-city U.S. tour, pianist Tigran Hamasyan returned to New York (where he had lived briefly years…
Trombone Shorty opened for the alt-rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on March 11.
Mar 15, 2017 8:46 PM
The category now known as “Rising Star” in the annual DownBeat Critics Poll once went by the moniker “Talent…
Tommy LiPuma (1936–2017)
Mar 14, 2017 2:44 PM
Tommy LiPuma, legendary record executive and producer, died March 13 in New York after a brief illness. He was 80 years…
Pat Metheny was celebrated by likeminded guitarists at the Alternative Guitar Summit in New York City on March 10.
Mar 13, 2017 9:09 AM
Guitarist Joel Harrison hit on an inspired notion in 2011 when he decided to gather his favorite on-the-fringe and…
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