Ahmad Jamal

Variations on the Theme of Freedom," in 2010. Read More

Hale Smith, a classical composer who also worked as a performer and arranger with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Chico Hamilton, died Tuesday at his home in Freeport, L.I. He was 84. Read More

(San Jose Mercury News (CA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 25--Perhaps you've seen it floating serenely overhead: the airship "Eureka," a dramatic sight, the only Zeppelin flying in the United States of America. Read More

Watching and hearing Dave Brubeck at the Dakota last week, I wondered (not for the first time) if jazz is an elixir. Read More

To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps pages, send details to Lisa Tramontana by fax (388-0351) or by e-mail (Ltramontana@theadvocate.com). Deadline is every Monday at noon. Read More

As the future of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals continues to unfold, its recorded past has suddenly been thrown open. Read More

As the future of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals continues to unfold, its recorded past has suddenly been thrown open. Read More

Vijay Iyer's trio lights up through improvised, viruslike rhythms. Read More

At a party last Sunday at the Dakota, for which club owner Lowell Pickett flew in New Orleans clarinetist Evan Christopher (who gave one of the best live performances I have ever heard), we got a sneak peek of the plans for the club's 25th anniversary year. Read More

Dreyfus Jazz celebrates the 100th Birthday of one of the most influential guitarists--Django Reinhardt--with an expansive series of new albums by today's jazz guitar masters. Read More