• FESTIVALS

Of 58 bands performing, 42 were from Chicago, but the schedule duly represented jazz’s breadth

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Reeds-and-winds iconoclast Roscoe Mitchell celebrated 50 years of recording. Trumpeter Jon Faddis reveled in...

• BOOKS

This book of about 100 images from six days in 1957

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Back in 1957, Decca Records assigned photojournalist Jerry Dantzic to photograph Billie Holiday for...

• FESTIVALS

Photoalbum: 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival – Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, John Patitucci …

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The 1-3 September 2017 Detroit Jazz Festival is underway in downtown Motor City, and...

• ARTISTS

Big Joe Turner’s roar could rattle the very foundation of any gin joint he sang within

September 4, 2017 http://jazzbluesnews.com

The premier blues shouter of the postwar era, Big Joe Turner’s roar could rattle the...

• ARTISTS

His interest in jazz was sparked by seeing John Coltrane perform live in New York City clubs

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04.09. – Happy Birthday!!! David Liebman was born in Brooklyn, New York on September...

• ARTISTS

An outstanding technician, Lagrene has revealed influences other than Reinhardt

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04.09. – Happy Birthday!!! Bireli Lagrene was born on September 4, 1966 in Saverne,...

• ARTISTS

In New York, he began appearing with such artists as: Freddie Hubbard, Cassandra Wilson, Abbey Lincoln, Diane Reeves and Art Farmer, while studying music with Ron Carter

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04.09 – Happy Birthday!!! Kenny Davis is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Kenny’s career...

• NEWS

Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker dies aged 67

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Steely Dan’s Walter Becker has died at the age of 67. The guitarist and...

• VIDEOS

Gregory Porter announces new Nat King Cole tribute album and full UK tour

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Jazz superstar Gregory Porter has confirmed his new album will be a deeply personal...

• ARTISTS

Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York

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Born September 3rd, 1967 in New York City, guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a...

• ARTISTS
• BLUES

Freddie King was one of the kingpins of modern blues guitar

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03.09 – Happy Birthday!!! Along with Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Magic Sam, King...

• VIDEOS

Video: The Stanley Clarke Band 2017

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