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...
18th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Fest Underway June 23 with Joey Alexander, Delfeayo Marsalis and More!
[Ed note: This is the first of three articles highlighting the events of each day of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Full schedule and more information at ] Steve...
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...