Bobby Hutcherson

One place Nelson hasn't worked much since he left town in the '70s is Pittsburgh. Read More

December 1, 2009, Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education and presentation since 1958, announces the thirty-four date, nationwide, six-week tour of the MJF/52 All-Stars, billed as the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour. Traveling through thirty-two cities in seventeen states, the group features the nine-time Grammy®-nominated and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron on piano; Grammy-nominated violinist Regina Carter; Grammy-winning guitarist Russell Malone; seven-time Grammy-nominated vocalist Kurt Elling; bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa; and Grammy-nominated drummer Johnathan Blake. Read More

Though he began his career as a bebopper, Mark Levine has forged a remarkable career in Latin jazz. Read More

Hutcherson, who made his name as a hard bop-to-avant-garde player in the early Sixties, focused on various shades of bop in his Friday night set. Read More

There's no single answer to the question of what's happening in jazz right now, but "Historicity" by the kinetic trio led by pianist Vijay Iyer represents one reasonable place to start (3 stars, ACT). Read More

Nov. 22, 2009 Iyer trio's new 'Historicity' draws from eclectic sources BY MARK STRYKER FREE PRESS MUSIC CRITIC There's no single answer to the question of what's happening in jazz right now, but "Historicity" by the kinetic trio led by pianist Vijay Iyer represents one reasonable place to start (*** out of four stars, ACT). Read More

With a symphony-sized orchestra and a raft of singers, the Jazz Voice concert was numerically the heavyweight contender of the 2009 London Jazz festival 's opening weekend. Read More

Recorded jazz is still under a century old, but in a little over nine decades an enormous quantity of music has amassed. Read More