Sep 21, 2021 11:27 AM
Orrin Evans: Go For It!
On an early summer night in newly vaccinated New York, the Blue Note was packed with cheering clubgoers. And pianist…
Ravi Coltrane says that Orrin Evans, above, “can reach that spirit.”
Sep 21, 2021 11:27 AM
On an early summer night in newly vaccinated New York, the Blue Note was packed with cheering clubgoers. And pianist…
University of Kentucky’s Miles Osland rehearses his band in accordance with COVID protocols.
Sep 21, 2021 11:19 AM
Since mid-March 2020, the COVID pandemic has altered the landscape of jazz education at universities and colleges…
Juilliard’s Aaron Flagg
Sep 21, 2021 11:12 AM
The return of students to college campuses around the New York City area, the mecca of jazz, comes on the heels of an…
Sep 21, 2021 11:08 AM
One of the clear victories for jazz is in the field of education. Many predominantly white institutions of higher…
George Wein created the blueprint of the modern-day music festival.
Sep 14, 2021 12:06 PM
George Wein, pianist, NEA Jazz Master and recipient of DownBeat’s Lifetime Achievement Award, best known for his help…
The crowds were as welcome a sight as the diverse lineup of artists who appeared on the 19th annual D.C. Jazz Festival’s multiple stages.
Sep 14, 2021 11:54 AM
It was weeks off its usual schedule, cut back to a single weekend, yet the D.C. Jazz Festival, which held its 19th…
Herbie Hancock, and his keytar, drew standing ovations during his Chicago homecoming concert.
Sep 14, 2021 11:32 AM
As Herbie Hancock demonstrated in his recent return to performance, he is a musician of multitudes. The youthful…
Briscoe, right, with Instrumentalist/producer Eric Tait and vocalist Liz Wright in 2011.
Sep 14, 2021 11:25 AM
Thurston Briscoe, a former radio producer at NPR in Washington, D.C., and executive at WBGO in Newark, New Jersey, who…
Ron Carter will perform at the Jamaica Center on Oct. 2.
Sep 14, 2021 11:16 AM
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning will commemorate its 50th anniversary season with a residency by acclaimed…
Brian Bromberg
Sep 7, 2021 11:25 AM
Brian Bromberg, Arizona-born but long California-based, has often resided in smooth jazz circles. But the bassist, now…
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