Melody Gardot

Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band, a cornerstone band for the New York Latin jazz community, are profiled briefly in the New York Daily News. RIP Pete Cosey , guitarist with Miles Davis during his "electric" years, among tons of other work. Read More

The other day, I had a conversation with Melody Gardot about space. Read More

Listening to the impeccable, irresistible new Melody Gardot album, "The Absence," it's hard not to be struck by the set's daring, worldly nature. Read More

Years ago, when Olivier Raymond released his first record as Oxia , he was so obsessed with Detroit techno that he and producer friend The Hacker actually named their label GoodLife, after the Inner City song of the same name. Read More

Verve Music Group today announced the appointment of Robert Smith the general manager. Read More

BBC Radio 2 is to broadcast coverage of jazz, blues and folk music festivals over the summer months, and has also announced details of new specialist music programmes. Read More

Marisa Monte doesn't want people to get the wrong impression about the six-year hiatus she took after her last studio release. Read More

Arena Package Tickets are on sale now at montereyjazzfestival.org or by calling 888.248.6499. The Festival features 500 artists, 90 performances on 8 stages and more, for 30 hours of live music over 2 days and 3 nights, accompanied by an array of international cuisine, shopping, arts exhibits, educational events, seminars and conversations with iconic and emerging jazz artists on the oak-studded 20-acres of the Monterey County Fairgrounds. 2012's Grammy Award-winning lineup includes Arena headliners Tony Bennett, Esperanza Spalding, Pat Metheny Unity Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Bill Frisell, Melody Gardot, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Monterey Jazz Festival's 55th Anniversary Celebration with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Potter, Benny Green, and Lewis Nash. The award-winning trumpeter, Ambrose Akinmusire, will serve as the Festival's Artist-In-Residence, and will perform with his own Quintet with the Monterey Jazz Festival's 55th Anniversary Celebration Band; and as a soloist with the Festival's all-star student band, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, of which he was a two-year member. Read More