The usual dizzying assortment of musical talent will descend on New Orleans for the 41st New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival . Read More
On Sat., Jan. 30, the 16-piece Westchester Jazz Orchestra (WJO) will perform From Bossa to Tango: Sounds of South America at 8 PM at the Irvington Town Hall Theater, 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY. Read More
The New Orleans Jazz Fest today announced Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Jeff Beck, Anita Baker, My Morning Jacket, Lionel Richie, the Allman Brothers Band, the Gipsy Kings, Widespread Panic, Drake and Van Morrison are bound for the 41s- annual festival presented by Shell. Read More
The 16-piece Westchester Jazz Orchestra is a local orchestra with a national reputation for excellence. Read More
After more than a half-century as a jazz pianist, and having learned valuable lessons early on from studying with Oscar Peterson and playing with Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Longo delivers an incredible repertoire of in-depth musical exploration on his latest trio recording, Sting Like a Bee . Read More
Spalding will join fellow American artists Toby Keith, Wyclef Jean and Donna Summer at the concert. Read More
Panama's annual cornerstone cultural event, the seventh Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 11-16, 2010 . Read More
I neglected to mention last week's hottest jazz ticket—singer Kurt Elling 's performance at the White House state dinner—on the grounds that I assumed it was impossible to get admission. Read More
Join us this Friday, December 4th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette. 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
Active during a period of jazz history when it seemed radical innovation was a thing of the past, Joe Lovano nevertheless ... Read the full Joe Lovano bio.