Jul 25, 2023 12:57 PM
SJO Announces 8th Annual George Duke Commissioning Prize
The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, led by music director and founder Mitch Glickman, has announced the 8th Annual George…
George Duke (1946–2013) in concert with the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra.
Jul 25, 2023 12:57 PM
The Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, led by music director and founder Mitch Glickman, has announced the 8th Annual George…
Bennett, perhaps, has the honor of the longest sustained career as a star performer in the annals of show business history, writes John McDonough.
Jul 21, 2023 8:25 AM
Tony Bennett, who ascended to the top of American popular music a year before Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne in…
“It felt like my people were right there in Harlem,” Jacques Schwarz-Bart said of the muse for his latest recording.
Jul 18, 2023 2:07 PM
Five years ago, Jacques Schwarz-Bart moved away from Harlem, where he had come into his own as a tenor saxophonist,…
The 150-page graphic novel follows Davis through four decades of musical innovation and ever-escalating obstacles.
Jul 18, 2023 1:57 PM
Z2 will release Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound, a graphic novel that explores Davis’ winding, exhilarating…
“We can’t fix any mistakes,” Vince Ector notes about recording live.
Jul 18, 2023 1:44 PM
The concert was Ector’s bandleading debut at the Old Lyme, Connecticut, venue. Recorded in January 2020, it also…
Chris Williams
Jul 18, 2023 1:38 PM
Chris Williams has stepped into the role of president and CEO of The American Pianists Association as he takes over for…
Jul 13, 2023 12:45 PM
Impulse! Records will release Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy — a recording of the two…
Terence Blanchard is one of four new NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship Honorees.
Jul 13, 2023 3:41 AM
Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Amina Claudine Myers and Willard Jenkins have been named recipients of the 2024 NEA Jazz…
Shakti celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new album and tour.
Jul 11, 2023 12:52 PM
There was a moment in 2017, following what was billed as his farewell tour in the States, that guitar avatar John…
Arturo O’Farrill said his latest album “is about all of our legacies. This music is really from Mother Africa.”
Jul 11, 2023 12:45 PM
The cover of Arturo O’Farrill’s new trio album, Legacies (Blue Note), shows a 12-year-old O’Farrill sitting on…
