Howard Alden

Catch a rare performance by the jazz impresario on Friday, November 13, at 8:00 pm when George Wein brings his Newport All-Stars to Jazz at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Read More

You can pick your favorite band and do just one day or you can spring for the whole enchilada and spend five days on an island enveloped in some of the best gypsy jazz in North America during DjangoFest NW. DjangoFest NW, in its ninth year on Whidbey Island, encompasses five days of nonstop jamming with bands such as Pearl Django, Billet-Deux and Hot Club Sandwich. Read More

They'll bring their guitars and their trumpets and drums, basses and mandolins. Read More

With Peter Erskine, Terry Trotter and Chuck Berghofer, a special performance with John Allred and Howard Alden, a birthday party for Jon Mayer with Pete Christlieb on hand, a birthday party for Janis Mann, the return of Abe Laboriel with the Emil Richards Joe Porcaro Quartet and lots of other great guests. Read More

For the first time in jazz's brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Read More

George Wein founded the Newport Jazz Festival 55 years ago, but sold it recently. Read More

Lures Bar and Grille (1397 Generals Highway, Crownsville) offers happy hour from 4 to 7, Monday through Friday. Read More

You can always count on the superstars to make a jazz festival memorable, and those who performed June 26-28 in Elkhart, including clarinetists Ken Peplowski and Alan Vache, guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli and Howard Alden, trumpeter Warren Vache, drummer Butch Miles and vocalist Becky Kilgore, all lived up to their billings atop a wonderful gourmet menu. Read More