2018 Twin Cities Jazz Festival: Headliners Announced
Adapted from April 17, 2018 press release The 20th annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival will be headlined this year by...
The 2017 TD James Moody Jazz Festival
The sixth annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival took place from November 4 to 12, 2017 at the New...
On Stage at Kingsborough – Eddie Allen/3hree for Louis – A Tribute to Louis Armstrong
On Stage at Kingsborough, at Brooklyn’s Kingsborough Community College, is in the middle of their 2017-2018 season of events,...
A Look Back – The Charlie Parker and White Plains Jazz Festivals
For those who are looking forward to warmer weather and outdoor jazz festivals, here’s a look back at two...
2018 Winter Jazz Fest Features Regina Carter, Butch Miles and More, January 28 at Crooners
© Andrea Canter The 2018 Winter Jazz Festival moves to Crooners Lounge in Fridley with a full line-up on...
The 2017 Montclair Jazz Festival!
The Montclair Jazz Festival, in its eighth year, took place on August 12, with a line-up that included...
The 2017 Newport Jazz Festival – Icons and Newcomers!
The 2017 Newport Jazz Festival, presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, took place from August 4 to 6, with...
Music Beyond the 2017 Montreal Jazz Festival!
Every year, Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents hundreds of concerts. However, Montréal’s vibrant music scene isn’t...
2017 Detroit Jazz Festival Features Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington, Tribute to Michael Brecker — September 1-4
Labor Day Weekend in Detroit has a long tradition of community, hope, and of course the best jazz...
2017 Montreal Jazz Festival: An Embarrassment of Riches!
The 2017 Montreal Jazz Festival, officially Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, hosted more than 500 concerts (two-thirds...
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...
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...
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...
The 2017 Twin Cities Jazz Festival: Class Acts, Perfect Weather, New and Old Favorites
© Andrea Canter I’ve attended many Twin Cities Jazz Festivals — all since 2003. It’s been the little jazz...
2017 Twin Cities Jazz Festival Day by Day: Saturday, June 24
© Andrea Canter Weather notwithstanding (and the forecast at this writing is iffy), 2017 will likely be remembered as...
2017 Twin Cities Jazz Festival Day by Day: Friday, June 23
© Andrea Canter Day Two of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival features two free clinics (Emmet Cohen, Anat Cohen)...
2017 Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Day by Day: Thursday, June 22
© Andrea Canter Officially, the 19th annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival launches in and around Mears Park in St...
Festival Profile, Emmet Cohen: Sparks Will Fly (Again) at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, June 22
© Jon Morgan For a modern jazz musician, touring with a working band is something of a paradox. On...
Pre-Fest: Cameron Kinghorn, Charanga Tropical, Jordan Anderson, Lee Engele
© Andrea Canter The Twin Cities Jazz Festival officially gets underway June 22, but there’s already been some pre-fest...
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...