Joe Lovano

(Tuesday through May 26) Joe Lovano has become one of the standout saxophonists of our time, an inveterate searcher with a finely drawn romantic side. Read More

Why Go: Now in its 36th year, the carnival is an exciting event for kids of all ages. Read More

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

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When/Where: Followed by Third Friday events on Main Street. Read More

Jazz has done so much to resist popularity since the end of the big band era: the squirrel-chase sound of bebop, the steely architecture of Coltrane, the raw honk and squeal of free jazz, the over-academic approach of neo-conservatives. Read More

He was a grant recipient from the Canada Council for the Arts and awarded with a composition residency at Banff Centre for the Arts. Granite was invited to be part of the Rising Stars series at the Montreal International Jazz Festival and has written various compositions for feature films. Read More

Nobody said it was going to be easy, and nobody was right, declared Dizzys Club Coca-Cola Programming Director Todd Barkan, quoting the witty insight of the late pianist John Hicks into the life of a jazz musician. Read More

About three years ago I received a CD called Real And Imagined by jazz pianist and composer Kait Dunton , which came out of nowhere and just blew me away. Read More

SmallsLIVE, the live-performance label of Greenwich Village jazz venue Smalls, will continue its tradition of documenting its storied scene with four new albums on May 22nd. Read More