SummerStage – Free Jazz in New York City!
Hosting concerts throughout New York City since 1986, SummerStage is the largest free performing arts festival in the city! The SummerStage website says, “By presenting artists and genres that...
Billy Hart x 4: Jazz Heaven at the 18th Healdsburg Jazz Festival
“Freedom, discipline, daring, passion, swing, broken rhythm, orchestral textures, interactive sparring, shocking dynamics, astounding creativity and authority. Want to know what jazz is really about? Listen to Billy #8221;...
2016 Montreal Jazz Fest Preview — Coming June 29-July 9
One of the largest and most renowned festivals in the world, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal will take place from June 29 to July 9, 2016...
18th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival, June 3-12
“Probably the best small jazz festival in the country, if not the world.”—San Francisco Chronicle It’s no longer a well-kept secret that the northern California town of Healdsburg...
2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival July 1-3
Now in its 26th edition, the Iowa City Jazz Festival (July 1-3) boasts a line up of who’s who in modern jazz, featuring internationally renowned artists Vijay Iyer, Poncho...
Ron Carter Appointed Artist-in-Residence for the 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival
The Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, announced that legendary bassist, cellist, composer and Detroit native Ron Carter will be its 2016 Artist-in-Residence. An alum of...
Third Annual Winter Jazz Fest at Studio Z, February 27
Zacc Harris, curator of the popular Jazz at Studio Z concert and workshop series for the past five years, announces the third annual Winter Jazz Fest in the Lowertown...
2016 Twin Cities Jazz Festival Announces Headliners
The 18th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival will boast headliners NEA Jazz Masters Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis, modern guitar wizards Russell Malone and John Pizzarelli. and cross-over star...
A Tale of Two Festivals: Twin Cities, Iowa City Hit All the Right Notes in 2015
It was the best of times for devotees of jazz. It was a time for bebop and a time for inventive improvisation, a chance to hear swing and even...
Jazz Festival Survivors: We Chose Detroit
The banners draping the Carhartt Amphitheater and Hart Plaza gateways read “Choose #8221; Every Labor Day weekend for the past eight years, I have done just that. I’ve chosen...
2015 Jazz Fest Round-Up: From Montreal to Wall Street
There are many jazz festivals each year, and some of the best take place in the US Northeast and Canada. Here are some highlights from 2015. The 2015 Festival...