Donald Harrison

Dizzy Gillespie famously said, "One foot in the past and one in the future," to which could be added – if you are talking about the Wolff & Clark Expedition – with feet firmly planed in the here and now. Read More

Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, better known to music fans as Dr. John, began his career in the late 1950s as a teenage session guitarist in his native New Orleans, backing such local legends as pianist Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd, Art Neville, and R&B singer-songwriter Joe Tex. In the late '60s, he launched a solo career as Dr. John Creaux the Night Tripper, working a flamboyant persona steeped in voodoo lore and serving up a beguiling blend of funk, rhythm and blues, and psychedelic rock. Read More

Full reviews of recent jazz performances: nytimes.com/jazz. Read More

NEWARK, NJ, April 26, 2012 - WBGO's award-winning, free Kids Jazz Concert Series, which brings jazz culture and dynamic performances to young people throughout the year, wraps up its Spring season this Saturday, April 28, at 12:30 pm, at Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, with baritone saxophonist Claire Daly's presentation of How Important Is the Melody?. Read More

New York, NY, April 24, 2012 --( PR.com )-- New Orleans' native son and internationally acclaimed jazz artist Jamil Sharif will launch his ambitious third album, "Diversity," on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 5:00 pm in the Big Apple for an intimate industry reception hosted by famed opera singer Gloria Gari, wife of the late, celebrated Romanian opera tenor, Giulio Gari. Sharif hails from New Orleans jazz royalty, as his family's musical heritage spans more than 150 years. Read More

In 1986, Harrison and Blanchard released "New York Second Line," a song Harrison wrote to capture New Orleans music in a modern context. Read More

Terence Blanchard grew up around musicians in New Orleans, was an only child and his mother was a part-time opera singer. Read More

By the third week of "Insides Out," Dr. John's residency at the Brooklyn Academy might have been dubbed "Occupy Howard Gilman Auditorium."Read More

NEWARK, NJ: Children and their families are invited to listen, learn and discover jazz at WBGO's award-winning, free Kids Jazz Concert Series, featuring saxophonist Donald Harrison on Saturday, April 14, at 12:30 pm at Cicely Tyson School Performing Arts Center, 35 Winans Street, East Orange, NJ. Read More

The JJA Jazz Awards nominations have been announced. Read More