Nov 6, 2017 8:42 PM
Q&A with Guitarist Frank Gambale: ‘Anything with Strings’
“Play the melody like a great singer.” That’s guitarist Frank Gambale talking about the importance of putting…
Frank Gambale onstage at the 2017 Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Sweden
Nov 6, 2017 8:42 PM
“Play the melody like a great singer.” That’s guitarist Frank Gambale talking about the importance of putting…
Georgia native Sharon Jones (1956–2006) was the lead singer of the New York-based soul band Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. The band recorded the album Soul Of A Woman prior to Jones’ death.
Nov 3, 2017 3:38 PM
Sharon Jones’ voice will live forever. The soul singer, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Nov. 18, 2016, left…
Ronnie Laws will be among the artists saluting John Coltrane Nov. 9–10 in South Africa.
Nov 2, 2017 3:33 PM
Jazz saxophonist Ronnie Laws, actress/singer Eloise Laws and singer-songwriter/actress Lita Gaithers Owens will perform…
Muhal Richard Abrams (1930–2017)
Nov 2, 2017 10:09 AM
Pianist Muhal Richard Abrams—an NEA Jazz Master, inductee in the DownBeat Hall of Fame and one of the founders of the…
A publicity photo for Carrie Mae Weems’ multimedia production Grace Notes: Reflections of Now
Nov 1, 2017 6:48 PM
Grace Notes: Reflections of Now—Carrie Mae Weems’ sobering multimedia production centering on the tense race…
Guitarist Raphael Roginski has performed as a solo artist, in duos and in numerous ensembles.
Oct 31, 2017 4:06 PM
Polish guitarist Raphael Roginski discusses creativity with the same type of idiosyncratic, poetic aesthetic informs…
Marco Pereira (left) performs with Miriam Aida at Sweden’s Uppsala International Guitar Festival, held Oct. 11–15.
Oct 30, 2017 10:13 AM
At the 14th annual Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Sweden, a memorable highlight was the programming on Oct.…
Kurt Elling will participate in the Jazz Across Borders conference in Russia.
Oct 26, 2017 8:21 PM
Jazz Across Borders, the first international jazz forum and festival in Russia, will be held on Nov. 17–18 in St.…
Fred Hersch has released a new solo album, Open Book.
Oct 26, 2017 4:43 PM
Pianist Fred Hersch has long been recognized as an extraordinary interpreter of the Thelonious Monk songbook. But,…
Wadada Leo Smith
Oct 26, 2017 11:14 AM
Composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith will present CREATE Festival West, a two-day exploration of his music that will…
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