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It was less a matter of “if” and more of “when.” Meshell Ndegeocello’s transfixing new album, No More Water:…
“With this record, I’m not trying to punish you,” Ndegeocello says of No More Water. “I’m trying to help you heal.”
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It was less a matter of “if” and more of “when.” Meshell Ndegeocello’s transfixing new album, No More Water:…
Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin (left) was joined onstage by Australian trumpeter and trombonist James Morrison during her D.C. JazzFest performance.
Oct 8, 2024 1:20 PM
The 20th anniversary of the D.C. JazzFest (Aug. 28–Sept. 2) commenced with a bang. Alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin…
The massive European jazz trade show jazzahead! attracted 14,490 attendees for 40 concert showcases and Clubnight performances that took place April 11–13 in Bremen, Germany.
Jun 10, 2024 12:58 PM
Messe Bremen, the spacious convention center in Breman, Germany, teemed with nonstop activity April 11–14 during the…
Herbie Hancock demonstrated his ageless piano brilliance during the International Jazz Day main concert on April 30 in Tangier, Morocco.
May 14, 2024 12:45 PM
After a five-year hiatus from organizing a host city, International Jazz Day returned in full force this year in…
“The amazing thing that I see of great musicians on stage is their ability to utilize their lexicon of languages,” says Kokayi.
May 2, 2024 4:03 PM
Kokayi loves languages. He’s fascinated with the spoken and musical in equal measure. In addition to his native…
“I’m not rich financially, but rich in spirit,” says Miguel Atwood-Ferguson about the expense of making his new recording, Les Jardins Mystiques.
Apr 3, 2024 11:15 AM
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, the noted arranger, conductor, composer and multi-instrumentalist, has been featured on more…
“I’m a father, mentor, teacher, bandleader and activist,” says Keyon Harrold. “All of these things are happening at once. We all need some kind of barometer to help us stay grounded.”
Feb 21, 2024 11:16 AM
Inside trumpeter, singer and composer Keyon Harrold’s workroom hang three call-to-action signposts: execution, hustle…
“Everything came together like the universe intended,” says Luke Stewart of the members of Irreversible Entanglements, from left, Camae Ayewa, Stewart, Tcheser Holmes, Keir Neuringer and Aquiles Navarro.
Nov 28, 2023 12:41 PM
Eight years ago, the now-shuttered Brooklyn-based underground performance space The Silent Barn hosted a Musicians…
Herbie Hancock (left), Jahari Stampley, Connor Rohrer and Paul Cornish at this year’s competition, which took place Oct. 14–15 in New York.
Nov 1, 2023 12:15 PM
Jahari Stampley, a 23-year-old from Chicago, won the 31st annual Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano…
The new recording from Kris Davis’ Diatom Ribbons puts the pianist front and center of the jazz vanguard. From left, Davis, Trevor Dunn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Val Jeanty and Julian Lage.
Sep 7, 2023 5:24 PM
In late May 2022, Kris Davis realized a dream. She and her ensemble Diatom Ribbons performed six nights at New York’s…
“It felt like my people were right there in Harlem,” Jacques Schwarz-Bart said of the muse for his latest recording.
Jul 18, 2023 3:32 PM
Five years ago, Jacques Schwarz-Bart moved away from Harlem, where he had come into his own as a tenor saxophonist,…
The Chuck Brown Band performs on the Wharf during the DC Jazz Festival.
Apr 28, 2023 3:47 PM
It was in 2017, during the 14th annual DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) at the Yards, when Sunny Sumter first recognized that…
“The more I thought about that connection, the more it made sense,”James said of comparing Erika Badu and Alice Coltrane from a musical and spiritual standpoint.
Mar 28, 2023 1:04 PM
It’s early December and José James is in the Yuletide spirit. He’s on stage in front of packed audience at Dakota,…
Asher Gamedze
Nov 22, 2022 4:48 PM
JazzFest Berlin returned this year after a two-year, pandemic-induced absence. This year’s 58th edition offered 43…
“Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye, Jason Moran, Amina Claudine Myers, Thomas Stanley, Nicole Mitchell — these people hugged me,” Moor Mother says.
Nov 8, 2022 1:17 PM
At the 42nd annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Moor Mother gave one of her most soul rattling…
Dianne Reeves and Orrin Evans onstage at D.C. Jazz Fest.
Sep 20, 2022 3:30 PM
Fostering bridges is Orrin Evans’ modus operandi as he fulfills his duties as artist-in-residence at the D.C. Jazz…
Adrian Younge (left) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad’s goal with Jazz Is Dead is to pay homage to past luminaries and evoke the sensibilities of their respective artistry during their heydays.
Sep 7, 2022 1:00 PM
Adrian Younge describes Jazz Is Dead as a “romance,” its macabre-sounding trademark notwithstanding. He’s a…
“This music is about contemplation and meditation,” JoVia Armstrong said of The Antidote Suite.
Aug 23, 2022 1:22 PM
JoVia Armstrong specializes in creating sonic universes. That ingenuity goes beyond her gifts as a drummer,…
When it comes to jazz, Carrington digs deep into its intertwining legacies and reaches not for higher ground but for the illimitable heavens.
Jul 21, 2022 1:52 PM
Attending Terri Lyne Carrington’s three-day invitation series at the 42nd annual Festival International de Jazz de…
The friendship that exists between Matthew Stevens (left) and Walter Smith III dates back when they were both members of Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah’s band during the mid-to-late aughts.
Jun 7, 2022 4:20 PM
Even when speaking with Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens on Zoom — with the tenor saxophonist being in Boston and…
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington is slated to play this year’s Montreal Jazz Festival.
Jun 7, 2022 4:19 PM
“The revenge against the pandemic” is how Maurin Auxéméry, director of booking, programming cultural events for…
“To me, rhythm is not the notes; it’s the space between the notes,” the 25-year-old Flood explained.
May 10, 2022 10:51 AM
Miles Davis famously advised: “Don’t play what is there, play what is not there.” Alexander Flood incorporates…
“I have to continue the conversation and shed light on the fact that Black women have always been undervalued, not protected and not cared for,” Charles says.
Mar 29, 2022 2:21 PM
As a singer, flutist, beat-maker, remixer and conceptualist, Melanie Charles saturates Ya’ll Don’t (Really) Care…
Tia Fuller (left), Sharel Cassity and Lakecia Benjamin took the stage and delivered at the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival.
Mar 22, 2022 1:24 PM
Bristling cutting contests are as cherished in jazz as bracing collaborations. When the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival…
McBride’s ambition was to honor Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X.
Feb 18, 2022 9:13 AM
Christian McBride helped commence the Kennedy Center’s Black History Month celebration on Feb. 4 with a rousing…
JD Allen headed back to Cincinnati during COVID-19, where he woodshedded and created Queen City.
Nov 16, 2021 1:24 PM
Queen City (Savant), JD Allen’s latest album and his first solo-saxophone release, is an ambitious endeavor that he…
Melanie Charles brings the value, art and love of Black women to the forefront.
Nov 10, 2021 8:05 AM
As a singer, flutist, beat-maker, remixer and conceptualist, Melanie Charles saturates Ya’ll Don’t (Really) Care…
Aaron Myers
May 27, 2021 12:13 PM
When listening to Aaron Myers’ engrossing new release, The Pride Album, it’s nearly impossible not to think of the…
Allan Harris’ Kate’s Soulfood is premised on recollections of his aunt’s diner.
Mar 22, 2021 3:57 PM
Growing up in Brooklyn, singer and guitarist Allan Harris regularly visited his mother’s family in Harlem on the…
Saxophonist Teodross Avery leads two different quartets on Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk.
Jan 15, 2021 9:44 AM
Saxophonist Teodross Avery’s latest disc, Harlem Stories: The Music Of Thelonious Monk (WJ3), is both a homecoming…
Bassist Eric Revis leads a quintet on Slipknots Through The Looking Glass, an album released on pianist Kris Davis’ Pyroclastic imprint.
Nov 6, 2020 9:15 AM
When bassist and composer Eric Revis arrived in New York during the mid-’90s, he leaned heavily toward straightahead…
Theo Croker is among the 25 artists DownBeat thinks will help shape jazz in the decades to come.
Oct 15, 2020 9:02 AM
Trumpeter Theo Croker is tired of being boxed in as a jazz musician. He expressed that sentiment while also…
Bettye LaVette wanted to push up the release of her version of “Strange Fruit” to coincide with the recent wave of social justice protests.
Aug 25, 2020 3:04 PM
Bettye LaVette loathed Billie Holiday’s famous protest song, “Strange Fruit,” when she first heard it. She…
Raw Poetic (left), Archie Shepp and Damu The Fudgemunk collaborated on the album Ocean Bridges.
Aug 24, 2020 11:12 AM
Even when family members share a musical calling, it might take decades for them to collaborate. That was the case for…
Protesters march June 6 in Washington, D.C., following the police killing of George Floyd.
Jul 1, 2020 10:52 AM
Jazz singer and activist Aaron Myers was among the demonstrators who gathered to protest at Lafayette Square on June 1…
Adrian Younge (left) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad take on the concept of jazz’s obsolescence with a new label and compilation of the same name: Jazz Is Dead.
May 4, 2020 9:11 AM
DJ culture is proving to be an unheralded hero of jazz education.
Sometimes, it’s DJs and producers digging for…
An Ella Fitzgerald collection, The Complete Piano Duets (Verve), finds the vocalist exploring her rapport with a variety of pianists.
May 18, 2020 11:33 AM
Ella Fitzgerald mesmerized when she unleashed her virtuosic voice, especially when she engaged in quicksilver scats…
With Freya, Tineke Postma explores Norse, Frisian, Celtic and Roman mythologies.
Apr 6, 2020 3:28 PM
Many argue that parenthood is one of life’s biggest game changers. Often, the arrival of a newborn—or…
Jason Palmer aims to interpret the visual world of stolen art objects on The Concert: 12 Musings For Isabella.
Apr 6, 2020 3:28 PM
Some moments linger for years—even decades—before they spark creativity. And one of those singular times inspired…
Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity performs at the 2019 Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway, joined by trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire (left) and saxophonist Joshua Redman.
Mar 24, 2020 10:49 AM
“Hans-Olav Solli and the crew at Molde International Jazz Festival let my dreams come true as the artist-in-residence…
Singer José James is releasing No Beginning No End 2 on Rainbow Blonde Records, which he co-founded with singer-songwriter Talia Billig and sound engineer Brian Bender.
Feb 3, 2020 4:44 PM
“Turn Me Up,” a single off José James’ upcoming No Beginning No End 2, radiates like an anthem. Inside an…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt (right) displays a deep canonical knowledge on The Art Of Intimacy, Vol. 1, a ballad-focused recording the bandleader made with pianist George Cables and bassist Peter Washington.
Apr 20, 2020 3:59 PM
During the past two decades, Jeremy Pelt has established himself as a resourceful trumpeter, bandleader and composer…
Herbie Hancock (left) and Evgeny Pobozhiy at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Guitar Competition on Dec. 4 in Washington, D.C.
Dec 4, 2019 8:32 PM
Evgeny Pobozhiy, a 30-year-old from Seversk, Russia, took first place at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz…
With the release of Nérija’s full-length debut, Blume (Domino), saxophonist Nubya Garcia’s career pushes on to a new stage.
Oct 25, 2019 9:25 AM
Nubya Garcia exhibits spectacular leader instincts, but she thrives in collaborative settings.
Making her New York…
Larry Willis (1942–2019)
Jun 11, 2020 3:53 PM
Larry Willis, a consummate pianist, composer and producer, died of an aneurysm on Sept. 29 at Baltimore’s Mercy…
On Blue Dawn–Blue Nights, trumpeter Wallace Roney convenes a new generation of players and grants them room to explore.
Oct 3, 2019 10:22 AM
Without overhauling his sound, trumpeter Wallace Roney’s music remains fresh, and his latest disc, Blue Dawn–Blue…
Keyboardist and composer Patrice Rushen’s catalog has been reinvigorated with the release of Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings, 1978–1984).
Aug 5, 2019 5:58 PM
Patrice Rushen’s first appearance on Soul Train was not as a musical guest.
After Don Cornelius took the show from…
Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire (left) and saxophonist Joshua Redman join Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity during a performance at the Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway.
Jul 25, 2019 11:37 AM
Gard Nilssen’s Supersonic Orchestra—a juggernaut of an ensemble incorporating three rhythm sections of bass and…
David Sánchez investigates folkloric music from Haiti on his new album, Carib.
Jul 17, 2019 9:19 AM
David Sánchez’s music projected an immaculate sense of clarity and purpose when he previewed music from his new…
Damon Locks leads the 15-piece Black Monument Ensemble on Where Future Unfolds.
Jul 15, 2019 9:34 AM
Fantastical black-nationalist jazz now is back in vogue, thanks to the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, Nicole Mitchell,…
Victor Haskins cultivated his affinity for EWI as a student at Richmond’s Virginia Commonwealth University.
Jun 3, 2019 9:24 AM
When trumpeter and composer Victor Haskins teaches young students about jazz, he tries to explain to them that the…
Antonio Hart helms a big band workshop with the New South Wales Public Schools Stage Band inside the Sydney Opera House.
May 14, 2019 9:37 AM
Intense listening that results in meaningful communication and deep connection has been a philosophical touchstone for…
Vocalist Lizz Wright performs April 30 at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in Australia.
Apr 20, 2020 10:22 AM
Acknowledgments of Australia’s indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were peppered throughout the…
Craig Harris gathered footage of Muhammad Ali boxing, turned off the sound and watched him move. The result is the trombonist’s recent Brown Butterfly (Afro Future Concept).
Apr 25, 2019 9:58 PM
Trombonist and composer Craig Harris might have released his digital-only album, Brown Butterfly (Afro Future Concept)…
Emmet Cohen holds his first-place trophy at the American Pianists Association finals at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis on April 6.
Jul 16, 2019 1:10 PM
The American Pianists Association crowned Emmet Cohen as the winner of its 2019 competition on April 6 in Indianapolis.…
Bassist Steve Swallow (left), drummer Bobby Previte and keyboardist Jamie Saft have released You Don’t Know The Life (RareNoise), a follow-up to their 2017 album Loneliness Road, which featured Iggy Pop.
Feb 28, 2019 11:31 AM
When keyboardist Jamie Saft talks about his bond with drummer Bobby Previte and bassist Steve Swallow, the word…
Concord Label Group president John Burk (left), Monk Competition winner Tom Oren and Thelonious Monk Institute chairman Herbie Hancock
Dec 13, 2018 10:50 AM
The winner of this year’s Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz competition, Tom Oren, hails from Tel Aviv, Israel—a…
Marcus Strickland said he’s considered recording an album of work composed around bass clarinet. The reedist’s album with Twi-Life, People Of The Sun (Blue Note), is out now.
Nov 30, 2018 9:23 AM
Before Marcus Strickland launched into music from his new album, People Of The Sun (Blue Note), during a Nov. 10…
Pianist Xavier Davis explores historical themes on his new album, Rise Up Detroit.
Nov 15, 2018 10:40 AM
Even though Xavier Davis hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and teaches jazz piano at Michigan State University in East…
Roy Hargrove (1969–2018)
Nov 8, 2018 5:28 PM
Roy Hargrove, an influential trumpeter, bandleader and trendsetter, died on Nov. 2 at age 49 in New York’s Mount…
Cheryl Pepsii Riley performs Oct. 6 at Hillfest in Washington, D.C.
Oct 18, 2018 10:17 AM
Although Stefon Harris was the headliner for Washington, D.C.’s second annual Hillfest on Oct. 6, it was clear that…
Stax ’68: A Memphis Story (Craft Recordings/Stax) features Isaac Hayes’ instrumental soul-jazz gem “Precious, Precious” and the blues-drenched “Going To Chicago Blues.”
Oct 17, 2018 11:29 AM
In December 1967, the plane shuttling vocalist Otis Redding and four members of the Bar-Kays between engagements…
On Negro Manifesto, Dana Murray examines historical and contemporary racism.
Oct 10, 2018 9:29 AM
Some pioneering jazz works—particularly those that address racism—are intended to cause discomfort. Classics such…
Ulysses Owens Jr. has released an album, Songs Of Freedom, based on his touring show.
Aug 17, 2018 9:47 AM
Clear, purposeful communication has anchored Ulysses Owens Jr.’s artistry since he was a kid playing drums in church.…
R+R=Now performs at the DC Jazz Festival in June.
Jul 25, 2018 10:28 AM
Summer proved to be a propitious time for Maurice Jackson and Blair A. Ruble to promote their new book, DC Jazz:…
Warren “Trae” Crudup III (left) and Luke Stewart released Blacks’ Myths (Atlantic Rhythms) on June 25.
May 30, 2019 1:32 PM
Luke Stewart has become a ubiquitous presence in Washington, D.C. He plays electric or upright bass in one of nine…
Josh Lawrence leads the band Color Theory.
Jun 14, 2018 4:54 PM
When New York trumpeter and composer Josh Lawrence created his Color Theory ensemble and concept, his intention was to…
Todd Marcus is a musician and community organizer in Baltimore.
Jun 8, 2018 5:27 AM
When it comes to melding social consciousness with art, Todd Marcus walks the talk. On his new album, On The Streets (A…
Yissy Garcia at Artes De Cuba: From The Island To The World
May 30, 2018 11:46 AM
Fábrica De Arte Cubano, a former cooking-oil plant turned multimedia-arts venue, is one of the most fabulous places in…
During the 1960s and 1970s, multi-instrumentalist Hailu Mergia was a star in Ethiopia as a member of the Walias Band.
May 21, 2018 9:24 AM
Hailu Mergia is hardly a household name. Still, he’s making one of the grandest and most inspiring comebacks in…
Lakecia Benjamin’s new album is titled Rise Up.
May 16, 2018 4:15 PM
Because of the music’s sheer ebullience, it’s sometimes hard to comprehend the somber inspiration that fuels alto…
Ben Williams (left), Oleg Butman and James Morrison perform in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the April 30 celebration of International Jazz Day.
Oct 26, 2018 4:45 PM
Amplifying cultural exchange and diplomacy more than igniting heated sociopolitical debates has become an unspoken rule…
Through her music, saxophonist Nubya Garcia explores her West Indian heritage.
Apr 27, 2018 10:26 AM
When Nubya Garcia plays the tenor saxophone, the first things you notice are her sound and phrasing. She wields a…
Pat Metheny (left), Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, bassist Christian McBride, singer Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Nir Felder at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
May 12, 2018 6:22 PM
“We’re all partners in time. And this music makes time our friend, not an implacable foe,” said Grammy-winning…
Tutu Puoane had to be convinced to take on We Have A Dream, a project on which she interprets socially conscious compositions alongside the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.
Apr 30, 2018 12:03 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was not just an American figure, he was an international hero.
His burning advocacy for…
Pianist, singer and composer Enoch Smith Jr. feels a special kind of camaraderie for Houston, the people there and musicians from The Bayou City.
Mar 13, 2018 12:37 PM
Even though pianist, singer and composer Enoch Smith Jr. grew up in Rochester, New York, his heart belongs to Houston.…
Sexmob’s debut, Den Of Inequity, is two decades old. And now, Steven Bernstein’s troupe is set to issue new work, Cultural Capital, on April 14.
Mar 6, 2018 11:53 AM
Two decades ago, slide trumpeter, composer and bandleader Steven Bernstein caused some members of the jazz community to…
The relationships bassist Martin Wind forged with the two disparate groups that perform on his Light Blue reach back decades.
Mar 2, 2018 11:31 AM
Bassist and composer Martin Wind sees Light Blue (Laika), his newest and 11th disc, as a two-in-one project. That…
Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra seemed to summon the socio-political works of Charles Mingus at a recent performance at the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Feb 20, 2018 11:15 AM
Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra embraced a wealth of jazz history during its winning performance at the…
Pianist and bandleader Alfredo Rodríguez remembers living in Cuba, wishing he “could talk and play with American musicians.”
Feb 9, 2018 9:15 AM
It’s difficult not to think of political controversy surrounding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival when…
Flugelhornist John Raymond appreciates the change of pace after moving from Brooklyn to Bloomington, Indiana, for a teaching position.
Oct 30, 2018 2:54 PM
With his aptly named trio, Real Feels, 32-year-old flugelhornist John Raymond plays like he’s wearing his heart on…
Drummer Moses Boyd (left), saxophonist Nubya Garcia and tuba player Theon Cross contributed to the forthcoming album We Out Here, on Brownswood Recordings.
Aug 16, 2018 4:07 PM
Soon after Jazz Re:Freshed’s fifth annual Jazz Re:Fest concluded in August at London’s Royal Festival Hall…
A publicity photo for Carrie Mae Weems’ multimedia production Grace Notes: Reflections of Now
Nov 1, 2017 7:19 PM
Grace Notes: Reflections of Now—Carrie Mae Weems’ sobering multimedia production centering on the tense race…
Members of Ensemble Super Moderne perform at the AngraJazz Festival, which ran Oct. 4–7 in Portugal.
Jul 18, 2019 10:27 AM
Although Portugal continues to host a number of noteworthy festivals and is the home to the envelope-pushing jazz label…
Dee Dee Bridgewater will release Memphis—- Yes, I’m Ready on DDB/OKeh Records on Sept. 15.
Aug 22, 2017 7:32 PM
Dee Dee Bridgewater’s 2007 disc, Red Earth—A Malian Journey (Verve), found her searching for her African roots. Her…
Shabaka Hutchings (seen here in a publicity photo) is among the artists to have performed at Jazz Re:Freshed’s weekly Thursday showcases in London.
Aug 18, 2017 9:21 AM
For a glimpse of the current wave of young jazz talent bubbling in the U.K., particularly in its multifaceted black…
Guitarist Russell Malone’s new album is TIme For The Dancers (HighNote).
Aug 1, 2017 5:53 PM
It’s nearly impossible not to move while listening to Russell Malone’s enticing new album, Time For The Dancers…
Linus Kleinlosen (left) and Axel Schappert of the band Molino. The group performed at the inJazz Conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on June 22.
Jul 7, 2017 3:35 PM
Eat your Wheaties if you’re attending Rotterdam’s inJazz Conference and Festival. While it’s only two days, this…
Odean Pope (left) leads his sax choir on June 16 during the Captialbop DC Jazz Series in Washington, D.C.
Jun 29, 2017 8:22 AM
Every noteworthy jazz festival finds its groove. That groove is the delicate balance of titilating festivalgoers with…
Adel Gonzáles (left), Orlando “Maraca” Valle, Yandy Martinez, Sixto Llorente and Héctor Quintana perform at the International Jazz Day Global Concert at the Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonso in Havana, Cuba, on April 30.
May 10, 2017 12:38 PM
After engaging with Marcus Miller’s popping electric bass ostinato, Ambrose Akinmusire’s piquant trumpet harmonies…
Singer-songwriter Lizz Wright’s next album, Grace, is scheduled for release in September.
Aug 21, 2019 10:12 AM
Vocalist Lizz Wright appeared at the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C., on April 21 to honor the centennial…
A scene from the opera Champion, which made its East Coast premiere March 4 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Mar 10, 2017 6:54 PM
In Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning movie Moonlight, one of the most defining moments occurs toward the end of the second…
Junius Paul (left) and Makaya McCraven at the So What’s Next Fest? in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Nov. 5.
Nov 18, 2016 12:33 PM
By posing the event’s name as a question, the So What’s Next? Festival hopes to pique audience interest in “below…
Jimmy Owens (left) receives the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Legacy Award from Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) on Sept 16.
Oct 10, 2016 3:47 PM
This year’s Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C., honored Jazzmobile, the pioneering New York City-based…
Antonio Sanchez performed with his band Migration at the 2016 Funchal Jazz Festival, which took place July 14–17 in Madeira, Portugal.
Jul 20, 2016 3:52 PM
For such a compact soirée, the Funchal Jazz Festival throws a mighty punch. Under the guidance of Artistic Director…
The Mary Lou Williams Festival in Washington, D.C., honors the late singer and pianist, pictured here, who died in 1981.
Jul 11, 2016 12:18 PM
“A drum is a woman” could have easily served as the subtitle for the second night of the 21st annual Mary Lou…
Dee Dee Bridgewater (left) Esperanza Spalding, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, President Obama and Kurt Elling celebrate International Jazz Day in Washington, D.C., April 29.
Mar 27, 2019 10:36 AM
Bittersweet moments seeped into the International Jazz Day Global Concert held in Washington, D.C., on April 29. After…
In addition to assembling a new band, Stefon Harris has developed an app called Harmony Cloud, which helps users play by ear.
Apr 21, 2016 3:12 PM
Even though Stefon Harris hasn’t released an album since 2011’s Ninety Miles (Concord), on which he shared top…
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