Sep 10, 2020 8:58 AM
Sparks Of Wonder, Discovery Propel Rising Stars
In 2019, five artists received pages of music with an express direction: “Learn these parts.” Comprising bass lines…
Shabaka and The Ancestors, winner of the category Rising Star–Jazz Group, includes Ariel Zamonsky (left), Siyabonga Mthembu, Shabaka Hutchings, Tumi Mogorosi, Gontse Makhene and Mthunzi Mvubu.
Sep 10, 2020 8:58 AM
In 2019, five artists received pages of music with an express direction: “Learn these parts.” Comprising bass lines…
Art Hirahara’s latest album, Balance Point, includes original compositions and one Duke Ellington tune.
Sep 9, 2020 9:00 AM
Visiting his native San Francisco in mid-March to play some dates and see his mother, Art Hirahara suddenly found…
Chris Collins, president and artistic director of the Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation, attributes the ability to pull off the live event to the professionalism of Detroit’s tech crews, musicians and foundation staff.
Sep 8, 2020 2:20 PM
The Detroit Jazz Festival pulled off a first—a live jazz fest with no audience—during the Labor Day weekend. Rather…
Saxophonist Kamasi Washington performs during the 2019 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island.
Sep 8, 2020 11:34 AM
Fort Adams State Park—traditionally home to the Newport Jazz Festival—was uncharacteristically quiet the first week…
Edu Ribeiro (left), Reuben Rogers, Helio Alves and Romero Lubambo collaborate for AT PLAY.
Sep 8, 2020 11:29 AM
The legacy of recorded music in Brazil—jazz and otherwise—is such a monumental contribution to the world that…
Gary Peacock (1935-2020)
Sep 8, 2020 11:05 AM
Bassist Gary Peacock, who performed and recorded alongside trailblazing bandleaders Albert Ayler, Keith Jarrett and…
Luke Stewart is set to stream a Thursday performance.
Sep 7, 2020 9:00 AM
As performers look to replace income from lost gigs and regain a sense of community amid the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Tom Harrell is among the recipients of a second round of Jazz Coalition grants.
Sep 4, 2020 12:29 PM
Grants Announced: Efforts to offset the financial setbacks performers face because of the coronavirus pandemic continue,…
Maria Schneider’s new release is a double album titled Data Lords.
Sep 4, 2020 8:59 AM
As one of the top composer-arrangers on New York’s big band jazz scene, Maria Schneider has covered a vast swath of…
Jeff Denson, dean of instruction at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, has shifted to teaching online classes.
Sep 3, 2020 9:00 AM
This fall, life on campuses across the country will depend on safety guidelines related to the coronavirus pandemic.…
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