As much as any jazz musician of his generation, trumpeter Roy Hargrove has sought to keep company with well-traveled veterans. Read More
Fairfield University's Jazz Ensemble features jazz drummer extraordinaire Adam Nussbaum, Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Wien Experimental Theatre in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Director of Jazz and Popular Music at the University and renowned bassist Brian Torff leads the Ensemble for two shows at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 general, $5 students. Read More
Panama's annual cornerstone cultural event, the seventh Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 11-16, 2010. Read More
British Columbia-born Darren Rahn has spent nearly all of his life involved in music. Read More
THE MUSIC OF JOHN COLTRANE, ORNETTE COLEMAN AND MILES DAVIS featuring Special Guests DAVID SANCHEZ and STEVE WILSON at HARRIS THEATER on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 7:30 pm Pre-Show Conversation with Jon Faddis and Neil Tesser at 6:30 pm The CJE Introduces Listening Sessions on Saturday, December 5, 4:00 pm at the Jazz Showcase with Dana Hall, Peter Margasak and Leonard Brown CHICAGO, IL, November 19, 2009 – 1959 was a very good year. Read More
In a career that spans three decades and a discography that includes more than a dozen eclectic and innovative recordings, five-time GRAMMY nominee Mike Stern has established himself as one of the premier jazz and jazz-fusion guitarists and composers of his generation. Read More
On this week's Piano Jazz , guest host and pianist Bill Charlap is joined by Randy Brecker and his band — Brecker's wife, Ada Rovatti, tenor saxophone; Jill McCarron, piano; Steve Laspina, bass; and Steve Johns, drums. Read More
Join us this Friday, November 13th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with seminal jazz guitarist, John Abercrombie. Read More
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
Phil Collins and Eric Clapton joined together for a second collaborative effort with the November 1986 release August . Read More
A remarkable technician and a highly influential tenor saxophonist (the biggest influence on other tenors since Wayne Shorter), ... Read the full Michael Brecker bio.