Dec 21, 2024, 11:07 AM
One of the hottest rising stars in jazz will perform in metro Detroit this weekend. Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin is riding high after receiving her fourth and fifth Grammy nominations last month,
Dec 21, 2024, 7:15 AM
The snow falling outside in more than a flurry Thursday night was matched note for flake and then some by the music cascading from West Shore Community
Dec 21, 2024, 2:17 PM
Following their success at the Hornbill Festival, they brought their unique blend of native melodies and jazz to Kolkata’s vibrant music scene Delbert Dale Anderson (Diné trumpet artiste), Edward William Littlefield II from Seattle (percussionist ...
Dec 17, 2024, 2:11 PM
Few artists are more synonymous with a Jazz holiday celebration than Dianne Reeves. Renowned for her vocal style and storytelling ability, Reeves is set to perform at Knight Theatre in Charlotte on Dec. 18 alongside the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.
Dec 18, 2024, 10:47 PM
Members of the Mattanawcook Academy jazz ensemble took their talents on the road Wednesday, performing for residents at Care Ridge Estates in Lee.
Dec 20, 2024, 5:30 PM
A Cincinnati jazz and wine bar is readying to expand with a central Ohio location. Nostalgia Wine & Jazz Lounge is planning to open new locations in Atlanta and Columbus, founder and owner Tammie Scott announced earlier this month.
Dec 18, 2024, 4:00 PM
“We’ve both obviously always had a foot in the rock world and in the jazz world,” says bassist Devra Hoff of herself and her longtime friend, bassist-guitarist Ava Mendoza. “But what I think is most important that we share as friends and as musicians is those feet are in the weird part of those worlds.”
Dec 19, 2024, 12:00 AM
Recordings by New England Conservatory alumni and faculty have been recognized in the New York Times’ Best Jazz Albums of 2024 and DownBeat magazine’s Best Albums of 2024, maintaining a longstanding presence among the world’s leading musicians.
Dec 17, 2024, 3:18 PM
The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook has announced that one of its most beloved performers Danny Bacher passed away on December 16 following a heart attack. He was 48.
Dec 19, 2024, 9:02 AM
Take a break from the shopping, baking and wrapping to relax with festive entertainment this weekend in the Seacoast.
Dec 19, 2024, 12:00 PM
Sara Vaas started Dizzy Charlie's Jazz Pop-Ups about 18 months ago and now books multiple weekly shows in five to 10 venues throughout Colorado Springs. The musicians are mostly local and shows are mostly free.
Dec 16, 2024, 9:12 PM
Two albums recorded at the same intimate Brooklyn club are marked by immediacy, agility and gracefully rendered musical complexity.
Dec 10, 2024, 7:52 PM
On Saturday, June 21, renowned musician, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra septet will perform The Democracy! Suite.
Dec 12, 2024, 9:00 AM
Papa Jazz Record Shoppe on Greene Street in Columbia SC's Five Points neighborhood is an enduring cultural institution that sells vinyl records, CDs and more.
Dec 17, 2024, 9:30 AM
Ekep Nkwelle, a Cameroonian American jazz vocalist, captivated audiences as the soloist during the annual Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's Big Band Holidays concert at the Mondavi Center, marking a significant career milestone.
Dec 12, 2024, 11:00 AM
We look back at Nashville’s jazz, blues, soul and R&B communities, which preserved traditions and evolved them this year.
Dec 18, 2024, 7:17 PM
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Queen City’s annual celebration of jazz, hip-hop and R&B continues with the Cincinnati Music Festival this summer. Earth, Wind & Fire, Janet Jackson and Anthony Hamilton are the 2025 headliners, performing “unforgettable” shows at the Andrew J. Brady Center and Paycor Stadium.
Dec 15, 2024, 12:00 AM
"Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style, and culture. "Just Jazz" with LeRoy Downs. Downs' goal is to bring a varied sonic experience to jazz, while blending music, style ...
Dec 18, 2024, 12:00 AM
New York's Blue Note Jazz Club is expanding to Los Angeles, bringing top-tier jazz artists to the heart of LA's vibrant music scene. The new venue, located on Sunset Boulevard
Dec 19, 2024, 5:20 AM
On Dec 15, the Artsbridge Winter Music Series at Grand Central Mall featured the Warren Jazz Ensemble, led by Courtney Clark. Through the sponsorship of D.Byers & Associates, those in attendance enjoyed a performance of their favorite holiday songs,
Dec 13, 2024, 5:59 PM
Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval credits jazz for helping him to pursue his dreams in the U.S. after defecting from Cuba.
Dec 18, 2024, 4:09 AM
This holiday season, sing along with Indiana native Wendy Reed at Helen Haddad Hall as she performs some of everyone’s favorite holiday hits as part of the Jazz at Helen’s live music series.
Dec 17, 2024, 9:00 PM
Tired of the usual holiday music? Brit expat and Cleveland jazz vocalist Helen Welch has you covered. She and a 17-piece band plan to turn that merry and bright holiday sassy and brassy this Sunday.
Dec 11, 2024, 11:15 AM
Manley, who has been playing the trumpet for more than 50 years, will do his "Very Manley Holiday" at Jazz St. Louis Dec. 13-14.
Dec 20, 2024, 12:42 PM
Thus Coltrane’s circle shows those same 12 semitones and their notations (flat or sharp). The outer ring portrays the hexatonic or whole-tone scale of the note Do, and the inner ring portrays the hexatonic scale of Si. The series of terms and structures is easily understood by those who’ve studied musical theory.
Dec 20, 2024, 7:29 PM
Milos Nevajdic, a junior at Laconia High School, is one of four tenor saxophone players accepted into the New Hampshire Music Educators' Association's Jazz All-State Band. Milos, 16,
Dec 19, 2024, 4:32 PM
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and Rutgers Institute for Jazz Studies are continuing their co-presented series of free monthly Jazz Jams at Clement’s Place in Newark from January through June 2025.
Dec 20, 2024, 11:20 PM
One of New York City’s most iconic jazz clubs is coming to Hollywood. Blue Note Jazz Club, which operates venues worldwide, including in Milan, Italy; Honolulu; Beijing and Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan;
Dec 17, 2024, 7:44 PM
The Greenwich Village club — long regarded as one of New York's elite spaces for jazz — will open a new venue in Hollywood in March, with 200- and 100-capacity performance rooms and a full restaurant.
Dec 19, 2024, 11:51 PM
The 1881 Club In Pasadena Adds Vocal Jazz To Their Popular Jazz Nights. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: December 19, 2024 @ All About Jazz
Dec 18, 2024, 2:47 PM
Blue Note Jazz Club will add a new location in Los Angeles and partner with the LA Phil on the Blue Note Jazz Festival at Hollywood Bowl.
Dec 18, 2024, 6:07 PM
NEW YORK — No one was expecting it. Late last year, André 3000 released his debut solo album, “New Blue Sun,” 18 years after his legendary rap group Outkast's last studio album, “Idlewild.”
Dec 17, 2024, 12:00 AM
What each interview has taught me, and in a different way each time, is that jazz music is the energetic extension of an oral tradition that separates Black art from the rest of Western art ...
Dec 19, 2024, 7:47 PM
Wyoming’s brightest young jazz performers will take the stage in January for the All-State Jazz Concert, hosted at Laramie County Community College.
Dec 17, 2024, 8:01 PM
Central City Stompers, and Indonesian-American singer-songwriter Ashley Aisyah Hamel will take over The Buttonwood Tree stage over two weekends.
Dec 18, 2024, 2:10 AM
On February 8, 2025, at 7:30pm, Jazz at Lincoln Center brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to Popejoy Hall for New Orleans Songbook.
Dec 19, 2024, 12:00 AM
featuring top-flight New Jersey musicians directed by pianist and bandleader, James Austin, Jr. Audience members immerse themselves in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players' and listeners' minds.
Dec 16, 2024, 7:00 PM
If you think about it a certain way, one of the defining qualities of jazz is earnestness. This is one of the reasons why jazz and metal have so much in common, and so often appeal to the same listeners.
Dec 18, 2024, 6:26 PM
The Fort Worth saxophonist pushed the boundaries of the jazz avant-garde.
Dec 20, 2024, 2:54 PM
The worst thing in the entire world — apart from death, disease, or maiming — is jazz. For reasons I cannot fathom, my parents love it. They were in the Soviet Union when Metallica rocked out to a