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Snarky Puppy’s GroundUP Fest Grows in its Second Year
The second annual GroundUP Music Festival, which took place Feb. 9-11 in Miami Beach, felt a bit like paradise.
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The second annual GroundUP Music Festival, which took place Feb. 9-11 in Miami Beach, felt a bit like paradise.
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Producer Nico Segal is best known as the architect behind 2015’s pop masterpiece Surf, by The Social Experiment, a…
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In 1943, before the phenomenon of bebop held the jazz world in thrall, Louis Armstrong remained one of the music’s…
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater made its premiere in 1958, when the company’s 27-year-old namesake director…
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Spirituality was an enduring theme in the musical life of Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), the pianist, harpist and widow of…
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Hard as it is to put a label on saxophonist Steve Coleman—an established innovator with a MacArthur “Genius”…
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As his longtime fans well know, the cornerstone of any improvised concert by pianist Keith Jarrett is tension. Jarrett…
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Aside from his role as one of the primary architects of bebop, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was one of jazz’s…
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Leslie Odom Jr. first rose to prominence as a star in the Broadway mega-hit Hamilton, winning a Tony Award for Best…
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On Feb. 26, 1917, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, a quintet from New Orleans, entered the Victoria Talking Machine…
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The Jazz Foundation of America’s annual “Great Night In Harlem” gala, held this year at the Apollo Theater on…
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On a night as beautiful as the one in New York City on Oct. 15, it was appropriate that pianist Elio Villafranca would…
Oct 19, 2016 9:51 AM
In June, piano wunderkind Joey Alexander hit a milestone: He became a teenager. And while it may be difficult to square…
Oct 17, 2016 9:46 AM
The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT), founded by Dave Douglas in 2003, has become an extensive, ambitious…
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In jazz, sometimes a newcomer can provide a completely fresh take on old standards. That’s especially true in the…
Sep 28, 2016 11:00 AM
Tierney Sutton has had a productive summer. In between appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival and SFJAZZ, the…
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Ron Carter is officially the most recorded bassist in jazz history—at least according to the scribes of The Guinness…
Aug 24, 2016 2:44 PM
Our July 2016 issue featured a series of short profiles on 25 musicians who we think will shape the direction of jazz…
Aug 22, 2016 4:39 PM
Saxophonists Jimmy Greene, Donald Harrison, Don Braden and NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath are among the headliners…
Aug 12, 2016 1:05 PM
Pianist and educator Ann E. Ward, one of the most recognized female composers of the Association for the Advancement of…
Jul 20, 2016 4:11 PM
In jazz circles, the buzz surrounding the 11th annual Pitchfork Music Festival, which took place July 15–17 at…
Jul 1, 2016 3:07 PM
“Let’s get one thing out of the way,” pianist Chick Corea said before his trio’s performance at Cleveland’s…
Jun 22, 2016 10:09 AM
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the 2017 Jazz Masters Fellows. Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, bassist…
Jun 22, 2016 9:49 AM
Fans at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival can look forward to a healthy dose of jazz and improvised music. In…
Jun 22, 2016 9:40 AM
“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture,” goes the famous quote. But writing music for…
Jun 21, 2016 5:29 PM
Joe Lovano will add the 25th album to his Blue Note discography on July 29 with the release of Classic: Live At Newport…
Jun 21, 2016 5:19 PM
Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, the longtime home of jazz education pioneer David Baker (1931–2016),…
Jun 21, 2016 4:48 PM
In 2015 music fans around the world celebrated Frank Sinatra’s centennial anniversary. To begin its second century,…
Jun 21, 2016 4:36 PM
As part of Verve Records’ 60th anniversary celebration, Verve/UMe will release eight essential Diana Krall albums in…
Jul 11, 2016 12:13 PM
The 2016 Israeli Jazz and World Music Fest got off to a rousing, spirited start when Lazer Lloyd, the Connecticut-born,…
May 26, 2016 5:48 PM
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, a groundbreaking reedist and social justice activist who built a reputation on his ability to play…
May 18, 2016 12:29 PM
Joe Temperley, an influential jazz musician whose virtuosic skill on the baritone saxophone and bass clarinet boosted…
Jul 11, 2016 12:38 PM
Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, saxophonist Matana Roberts and pianist Fred Hersch are among the jazz artists recognized as…
Jul 11, 2016 12:42 PM
Traditionally taking place over two weekends in late April and early May, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is…
Jul 11, 2016 1:07 PM
Bassist Ron Carter—a DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee and a native of Detroit—will serve as artist-in-residence for the…
Jul 11, 2016 1:09 PM
The 2016 Blue Note Jazz Festival will take place June 1–30, and will feature over 100 events in 10 venues throughout…
Apr 5, 2016 11:45 AM
Columbia/Legacy will commemorate the 90th birthday of Miles Davis with the release of Everything’s Beautiful, a…
Mar 30, 2016 2:29 PM
Pianist Chick Corea, trumpeter Chris Botti, rock vocalist Grace Potter and r&b artist Erykah Badu are among the…
Mar 28, 2016 10:48 AM
Coming off a banner year that included a stint as artist-in-residence for the Detroit Jazz Festival, guitarist Pat…
Mar 28, 2016 10:41 AM
As a testament to her sprawling artistic range, nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones will…
Mar 28, 2016 10:38 AM
Frank Sinatra Jr., who helped extend his father’s legacy into the 21st century while carving out his own distinct…
Mar 28, 2016 10:35 AM
Fans of Sonny Rollins, make room on your shelves. The prodigious saxophonist and living jazz legend is adding another…
Mar 22, 2016 2:30 PM
Fans of jazz trumpet and cinema will have plenty to chew on in the coming weeks as two of the most iconic figures in…
Mar 22, 2016 2:21 PM
Jazz impresario George Wein, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, is stepping down from his directorial role after 62…
Mar 22, 2016 2:18 PM
Vocalist René Marie, a Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist with a style firmly rooted in the blues, will add another album…
Mar 22, 2016 1:49 PM
Vocalist Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan will return to the spotlight yet again, thanks to a concert album and a…
Mar 22, 2016 1:36 PM
For a small city, Elmhurst, Illinois, can accommodate some big jazz talent. That was certainly the case on Feb. 26,…
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Verve Records will celebrate its 60th anniversary throughout 2016 with a series of historic reissues and new…
Feb 18, 2016 5:58 PM
IFC films has released the official trailer for Born to be Blue, a new biopic starring Ethan Hawke as the talented but…
Feb 18, 2016 9:51 AM
The top three finalists from the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition will perform in separate…
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Though the Grammy Awards telecast doesn’t start until tonight at 8 p.m. EST, the awards ceremony is well underway,…
Feb 29, 2016 4:27 PM
Chicago’s Jazz Record Mart, the self-proclaimed “Largest Jazz and Blues Record Store,” has closed after more than…
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