Kris Bowers Reflects On Coming ‘Full Circle’ In Composing The Score For ‘Respect’
Kris Bowers performs onstage during Soundcheck: A Netflix Film and Series Music Showcase on Nov. 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, Calif. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Kris Bowers' film-scoring career started, [...]
‘The Democracy! Suite’ reflects modern American challenges
Earlier this year, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Septet released “The Democracy! Suite” album, which reflects on some of the many challenges the United States has faced over [...]
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Ralph Peterson Jr., Drummer Who Re-Enlivened Hard Bop, Dead At 58
Ralph Peterson Jr., performing in 2012 at Symphony Space in New York. Dave Kaufman Ralph Peterson Jr., a drummer, bandleader, composer and educator whose [...]
Tulane University jazz archive gets new name and expanded mission
Golden Eagles Black Masking Indians, 1980. Photographer: Michael Smith. Allison Miner Collection, Tulane University Special Collections. Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) is pleased to [...]
Downtown venue offers free weekly jazz, blues concerts in Colorado Springs
Jazz fans, this is your year. And you have Evan Hooton, owner of The Gold Room, to thank. Last April, he started doing somewhat [...]
Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival goes virtual
The 54th annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, hosted by the University of Idaho’s eponymous school of music, will be delivered virtually this year, but [...]
Features
Nomadim – ‘Nomadim’
Nomadim – Nomadim (Unit Records. CD review by Jane Mann) Nomadim is the first album from a [...]
Jeff Williams: Live At The London Jazz Festival – Road Tales
If there is one thing that jazz fans are probably missing most of all during the current [...]
Jeremy Pelt: Griot – This Is Important! review – a jazz album for everyone
Jeremy Pelt, a trumpet virtuoso who could have dropped without blinking into classic 1960s Blue Note sessions [...]
Joey Alexander Releases Three New Singles on Verve Records in Spring 2021
Three-time GRAMMY Award-nominated pianist Joey Alexander follows his major-label debut album, WARNA (Verve Records), with three new [...]
Jazz From Detroit: Virtual Music Marathon | Detroit, MI Patch – Patch.com
This post was contributed by a community member. Join us for a one-of-a-kind virtual music marathon that [...]
Jake Bass previews his new album on Music Monday
Detroit musician Jake Bass has produced music for Eminem, and worked with talent like Ludacris and LL [...]
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Jazz concert will be next PASA in your Casa event
Pearson Cross headlines the next virtual PASA in Your Casa concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 19, offered by Performing Arts Serving Acadiana (PASA). [...]
Notes on Jazz: ‘Bebop Fairy Tales’ Riffs on History
Jazz is the foundation of Mark Ruffin’s career as a music historian, journalist and broadcaster. The principles of jazz composition also inspired his fictional takes [...]
Lord Coe reveals how jazz obsession inspired Olympics track triumphs in Radio 2 show
Olympic athletics champion Sebastian Coe will reveal how a jazz obsession inspired him to victory on the track in a Radio 2 show. Lord Coe [...]
Apollo Chamber Players and Harris County Public Library Celebrate HCPL’s Centennial Year and Black History Month With Newly Commissioned Art & Music
HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo Chamber Players partners with Harris County Public Library (HCPL) for the third program of its 20/21 digital season, [...]
Remembering The Wise Words of Miss Nina Simone – Nina Simone Quotes Singer
Eunice Waymon, known to most as Nina Simone, was an exceptional singer, songwriter, composer, and all-around musician. Her first foray into the world of music [...]
Paul Towndrow – ‘Deepening The River’
Paul Towndrow – Deepening The River (Paul Towndrow’s Bandcamp. CD review by Mark McKergow) This hour-long suite for an extended big band line-up marks alto saxophonist Paul [...]
OPINION: Why Local Jazz Must Survive
Story and photos by Glenn Nelson If drummer D’Vonne Lewis isn’t the hardest working musician on the Seattle jazz scene, he is, by all accounts, [...]
West Michigan’s newest jazz & wine bar finds live music niche
GRAND RAPIDS — If there’s pent-up demand for live music — in particular, jazz — then GRNoir has quickly cultivated a devoted audience for its [...]
NEW MUSIC
Bill Cunliffe | “Trio” | Available February 19th via Le Coq Records
Pianist Bill Cunliffe, Bassist John Patitucci and Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta Convene as a Trio for the First Time [...]
Bill Kwan | “No Ordinary Love: The Music of Sade” | Available April 16
Vocalist Bill Kwan Explores Sade’s Artistry with an All-Star Group of Distinguished Players This is no ordinary jazz [...]
Matt Wilson – Hug
Matt Wilson Hug! Need a little musical snuggle time? The irrepressible drummer/composer Matt Wilson brings us a virtual Hug with the release [...]
Gino Santana – Hallal Jah
Gino Santana Hallal Jah Gino Santana is a Brazilian bass player born in Rio de Janeiro, the musician [...]
LISA HILTON – More Than Another Day
Lisa Hilton | More Than Another Day Ruby Slipper Productions Offers a Creative and Expansive New Album Teeming With [...]
Børge Olsen – “Music in the Dark”
Børge Olsen “Music in the Dark” “Music in the Dark” presents brand new recordings of Børge Olsen’s songs [...]
JOHN FINBURY – Quatro
JOHN FINBURY Quatro John Finbury's new album "QUATRO" premieres new music with broad Latin American and Spanish influences, [...]
PETE ELLMAN BIG BAND – For Pete’s Ache
Pete Ellman Big Band For Pete's Ache The Pete Ellman Big Band was formed in 2009 after Pete [...]
RAGAN WHITESIDE – Five Up Top
Ragan Whiteside Five Up Top For the second consecutive year, soul-jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside is Billboard’s top female smooth jazz songs [...]
MATTHEW ALEC – The Soul Electric
Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric "Give What You Take" Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric, shared their [...]
CHICO PINHEIRO – Nominated for Best Latin Jazz Recording
CHICO PINHEIRO Nominated for Best Latin Jazz Recording One of the leading figures in Brazilian Music today, Grammy [...]
MARIA SCHNEIDER – Data Lords
MARIA SCHNEIDER Data Lords ICONIC COMPOSER MARIA SCHNEIDER GARNERS TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album" Data Lords (Maria [...]
Articles
Jazz Corner: The Infinite Tapestry of Jazz, The Role of Chick Corea In This Pattern
American pianist Chick Corea live in concert in Mumbai in 2018. [...]
From Billie Holiday to “Over the Rainbow,” the Influence of Jewish Americans on Pop Culture
On March 23, the book “There Was A Fire: Jews, Music [...]
Black Voices: Copyright law has stunted the development of Black Music
Tribune News ServiceJazz musician Miles Davis plays the trumpet in 1959. [...]
Three Wise Men – Jamaica Jazz veterans share what the festival means to them
“Life.” That’s what Herbert Headley said the Jamaica Jazz and Blues [...]
A Conversation with KUTX’s Jay Trachtenburg
For nearly four decades, Jay Trachtenberg has been one of the [...]
More To Discover
Notes and tones: MU event brings Mary Lou Williams’ greatness to the fore again
An email last week from the University of Missouri School of Music had me at the mere mention of an [...]
Vincent Herring | “Preaching to the Choir” | Available April 30 Smoke Sessions Records
Saxophonist Vincent Herring Battles Back From Bout with Coronavirus and Career-Threatening Side Effects with Optimistic New Album Preaching to [...]
AVAILABLE NOW: Yohan Giaume | “Whisper of a Shadow”
AVAILABLE NOW: French Composer/Trumpeter Yohan Giaume Presents Whisper of a Shadow Opus 1, a Sonic Celebration that Traces the Musical Lineage Between [...]
Lunar Octet | “Convergence” | Available May 7th via Summit Records
Lunar Octet Re-Emerges with First Album in 26 Years Ann Arbor Ensemble Blends Latin Jazz, Afrobeat, Samba and Funk on Convergence [...]
COMMUNITY
Retired Fort Atkinson band director inducted into Marching Band Hall of Fame
Tom Cook, retired Fort Atkinson High School band director, has been selected as the 2020 inductee into the Wisconsin [...]
Local jazz musician to release debut album
LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Longmeadow native and an international jazz competition finalist Hailey Brinnel is now adding bandleader to [...]
