The 2016 White Plains Jazz Fest
The fifth annual White Plains Jazz Fest took place September 20–25, 2016, and has gone from a one-day event in 2012 to a six-day, citywide extravaganza. The Fest is...
The 2016 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, the last major event of the season-long line-up of jazz performances in New York City’s SummerStage series, took place August 26-27 at Marcus Garvey...
The 2016 Litchfield Jazz Festival – Generations of Jazz!
The 2016 Litchfield Jazz Festival took place August 6-7 at Goshen Fairgrounds in Connecticut, and was dedicated to bassist/composer/bandleader Mario Pavone, who has been associated with the Festival from...
NJPAC and the TD James Moody Jazz Festival
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) had its spectacular opening celebration on October 18, 1997 that included performances by Wynton Marsalis, Chita Rivera, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Savion...
The Sounds of Coming Home: The 2016 Detroit Jazz Festival
Neither rain, nor high winds, nor malfunctioning starter adapters keep us from the Detroit Jazz Festival. At least not since our string of fests began in 2008. Our plans...
The 2016 Newport Jazz Festival: Fabulous, Rain or Shine
The 2016 Newport Jazz Festival, presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, took place July 29 –31. Sometimes at Newport, you get gorgeous weather, other times you experience torrential downpours....
Dianne Reeves Lights Up the Night at SummerStage
The 2016 SummerStage Festival continued a dazzling season of free jazz concerts on July 27, when acclaimed vocalist Dianne Reeves performed in New York City’s Queensbridge Park. Dianne Reeves...
Kirk Whalum Headlines 15th Annual Selby Ave Jazz Festival, September 10
The 15th annual Selby Avenue JazzFest takes place –free– on Saturday, September 10, 11 am – 8 pm, at the intersection of Selby and Milton Avenues in St. Paul....
2016 Montreal Jazz Festival, Part Two: Music Beyond the Festival
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal attracts so many artists and so much music that numerous musical events go well beyond the Festival. There are jazz clubs, street...
The 2016 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (Part 1) – Canada’s Musical Gift to the World!
The 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival, officially the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, took place from June 29 to July 9. It had a fantastic line-up of established artists...
2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival: Another Weekend Blessed by the Jazz Gods
I think this was my 9th Iowa City Jazz Festival in the past 15 years. It’s a regular part of my summer routine now so I expect there will...
Coming Home to Detroit: The 37th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, September 2-5
“This weekend, for me and everyone I’ve spoken with, was the epitome of how a jazz festival can feel, with an entire city and international audience bringing their love...
SFJAZZ Presents a Banquet of Singers of The Great American Songbook
In the middle of the SFJAZZ July schedule, “Summer Sessions 2016,” was an unusual listing labeled “The Great American Songbook.” Three of the Bay Area’s greatest vocalists were...
The 2016 Litchfield Jazz Festival – Coming August 6 & 7!
The 21st Litchfield Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, August 6 and Sunday, August 7, 2016 at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, CT. This year, the Festival is...
SummerStage Continues in NYC!
After the wonderful show on June 4, “The Legends Honor McCoy: McCoy Tyner Quartet / Ron Carter / Roy Haynes,” SummerStage in New York City continued in a...
Atlantis Quartet, Group 47, D’Sievers Headline the First Rochester (MN) City Jazz Festival, July 24
Jazz festivals are not just for major metropolitan areas! Neither the famed Monterey nor Newport Jazz Festivals are held in big cities, although both are near major urban...
2016 Newport Jazz Festival, Coming July 29-31
The 2016 Newport Jazz Festival, presented by Natixis Global Management, will take place July 29 – 31. In addition to the Friday evening show at the International Tennis Hall...
2016 Twin Cities Jazz Festival: Three Days of Jazz Glory in St. Paul
Back in 1998, it was the little festival that could, and the Twin Cities Jazz Festival (aka Hot Summer Jazz Festival) kept gaining momentum, eventually outgrowing downtown Minneapolis and...
Festival Finale: Saturday, June 25!
One more day! Two perfect days and nights of music so far–and now a whopper final day filled with all sorts of jazz from guitar greats Russell Malone and...
Festival Friday! Twin Cities Jazz Festival Presents Ellis Marsalis, Jazz Women All-Stars, Sonny Knight and More!
[Editor’s Note: See the full schedule and more at ] Day Two of the 2016 Twin Cities Jazz Festival brings music to four outdoor stages and 18 indoor bar...