Various Artists: “The Passion Of Charlie Parker” (Impulse, 2017)
I’ll be honest, when I pulled this one out of the padded envelope, I thought: “It’s the answer to a musical question nobody asked.” Vocalese tributes to instrumental lions...
Teri Roiger’s “Ghost of Yesterday: Shades of Lady Day” (2017, Dot Time Records)
A steady if under-rated presence on the modern jazz vocal scene, Teri Roiger most recently interpreted one of her strongest muses, Abbey Lincoln (Dear Abbey, Inner Circle Music, 2013)....
“She Feels It”: An Interview With Claudia Villela
“Brazilian-born genius with a blistering #8221; — Jazz Times Recently I had the opportunity to interview vocalist/composer Claudia Villela, born in Rio de Janeiro and based in Calfornia for...
Glenn Cashman’s Southland Nonet at Muckenthaler 12th Annual Jazz Fest
Glenn Cashman is a prominent tenor and alto saxophonist, composer, arranger, organist, and educator. He is a bi-coastal musician and has been teaching at Colgate University in Hamilton, New...
2017 Newport Jazz Festival – Coming August 4-6
From August 4 to 6, 2017, the Newport Jazz Festival, presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, will host a fabulous line-up, which is no surprise, considering the festival’s rich...
Iowa City Jazz Festival This Weekend, June 30-July 2
Ed note: Portions of this article are taken from artist bios posted on the festival website Now in its 27th year, the Iowa City Jazz Festival (June 30-July 2)...
Creative Spirit, Educator, Jazz Pianist Geri Allen, 1957-2017
© Andrea Canter “One of the most brilliant, creative artists of our time…” – Christian McBride “Perhaps more than any other pianist, Ms. Allen’s style — harmonically refracted and...
Keystone Korner’s 45th Anniversary to be Celebrated in Northern California, July 7-8
Legendary jazz club owner and new NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan will be making a quick run through Northern California with three concerts in early July celebrating the 45th...
Four Women: Nina, Lena, Abbey, and Billie –On Stage at Kingsborough
On Saturday May 6, 2017, the On Stage at Kingsborough series presented a stellar show, Four Women: Nina, Lena, Abbey, & Billie, starring exciting chanteuse Natalie Douglas, at the...
Holly Hofmann/Mike Wofford Quartet With John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton at the Muckenthaler Jazz Festival
A great assemblage of jazz musicians appeared at Muckenthaler’s 12th Annual Jazz Festival in Fullerton, CA on Thursday, June 1, 2017. There was no doubt these stellar musicians–the Holly...
Hudson at SFJAZZ Creates a Night to Remember
It is fitting that the new collective band Hudson kicked off their tour and CD celebration in San Francisco at SF JAZZ. The City by the Bay has always...
The 2017 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal – Coming June 28-July 8
One of the world’s largest and best-known jazz festivals, the Montreal Jazz Festival, officially known as Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, will be hosting the 38th edition from...
Newark-Born Saxophonist Wayne Shorter Honored at NJPAC
From April 20 to 23, 2017, Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) held Wayne Shorter Weekend in tribute to one of Newark’s own, iconic saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter. This...
DeJohnette, Grenadier, Medeski, Scofield: “Hudson” (Motema Records)
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Louis Hayes: Serenade For Horace (Blue Note)
Blue Note Records has given a home to arguably the greatest recording artists in jazz for many decades. Like all major record labels, particularly those devoted to so-called...
The Heart of the Brazilian Soul Rocks the Bay Area
© Ken Vermes The stunning debut of “The Girl From Ipanema” over fifty years ago alerted Americans about a new music, billed with seductive power from an unknown land...
International Jazz Day Celebrated on April 30 With Live-Streamed Concert
[International Jazz Day Press release] The sixth annual International Jazz Day will be celebrated worldwide on April 30, 2017. The musically vibrant and culturally rich city of Havana,...
Wayne Shorter Weekend at NJPAC — April 20-23!
From April 20 to April 23, 2017, New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in downtown Newark, NJ will honor Newark-born saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter in five concerts over four days....
ELLA! Celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s Centennial Birthday at Kingsborough
Kingsborough College’s series On Stage at Kingsborough has become a real hub of entertainment in Brooklyn, NY. Their motto, “Bringing World-Class Performances Home,” is more than just words, and...
Karrin Allyson Shines at Catalina’s
Five-time Grammy-nominated vocalist, composer and pianist Karrin Allyson brought her quartet to Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles for a three-day engagement March 24-26. We attended Saturday, March 25th. ...