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Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida in...
The 43-year-old likes to disrupt tradition with noise, experimental and indie influences. She explains...
“The information as to the technique of the music, is usually passed down, as...
Lewis Porter graciously shared three choruses of a 1938 performance of “After You’ve Gone”...
Roach’s life— the epitome of a life lived with purpose and integrity— or to...
The almost forgotten cornetist Freddie Keppard was briefly king of jazz: a natural talent...
German jazz is becoming more international. Languages and styles are intermingling, artist-run spaces are...
As composer, improviser, electronic pioneer, and scholar, Lewis is one of the major musical...
“I’ll treasure this in honor of Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Tyrone Davis, Johnnie Taylor,...
The continent became a safe haven in the postwar years for American musicians escaping...
The Malaysian-born, Australian-raised bassist and her band will open the La Jolla Athenaeum’s 2024...
The White House Jazz Festival in 1978 was a remarkable event in the history...
In 1995, while I was deep in the digital jazz revolution, creating the pioneering...
Archie Shepp was a close friend and intensively supported companion of the style-defining saxophonist...
Herbie Hancock is an American jazz musician and composer. Born in Chicago, Herbie began...
The Nearness of You Concert to support cancer research at Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive...
Pianist and vocalist Les McCann passed away on Friday. Known mainly as a soul...
Carl Grubbs, a powerfully searching saxophonist and music educator whose grassroots influence extends from...
“A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used...
Last month, I wrote two posts that examined Billy Hart’s recordings as a leader in some...
The first quarter of the 21st Century will end in twelve months. How the...
Like any American, I have been surrounded by “Hello, Dolly!” and “What A Wonderful...
Greg Osby cut a figure out of time, balancing past and future on the...
Ringing in the 2023 holidays with a timeless seasonal classic, Verve Records announces a...
In January he will be on stage at the Alte Oper Frankfurt with young...
Bollyjazz, a music project that revamps old Bollywood songs with original jazz arrangements. A...
The 28-time Grammy winner’s collection features many of the world’s greatest wines and under-the-radar...