Jason Moran

Among the notable musician deaths of this week was go-go pioneer Chuck Brown. Read More

Over the past few years, jazz has worked its way into a strong No. 2, though my heart and ears have always preferred the sound of a great horn section, a funky bass line, an organ and powerful backing vocal harmonies, over every other musical combination. Read More

To enhance dialogue and share knowledge about the ever-evolving art form of jazz, George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. today announced the creation of the Newport Jazz Festival Advisory Committee, made up of some of the leading jazz festival producers from around the world. Read More

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

As a follow-up to yesterday's thoughts around BADBADNOTGOOD , the improvising band that many folks are talking about, I'd like to submit this brief video interview with young pianist Christian Sands. Read More

Hello, fans of the Toronto band BADBADNOTGOOD. Read More

At 4:30 p.m. at the Bellevue Theater, in a joint presentation with the Film Foundation, the festival is showing a restored version of the original "King Kong," the 1933 classic about a giant ape that is brought to New York. "Imagine a 50-foot beast with a girl in one paw climbing up the outside of the Empire State Building, and after putting the girl on a ledge, clutching at airplanes, the pilots of which are pouring bullets from machine guns into the monster's body," Mordaunt Hall wrote in a breathless review in The New York Times after the premiere of the film, whose special effects were revolutionary. Read More

International Jazz Day concert videos are up. Read More

The Maryland Summer Jazz Festival returns on July 14 for its eighth exciting season of workshops and jams for musicians and public concerts for jazz lovers. Read More

Jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman famously said that the difference between jazz and rock all comes down to one musical dynamic. Read More