Dan Adler
Born and raised in Israel, Dan Adler studied jazz guitar, music and composition privately while learning the craft of Jazz by playing with some of … Read More “Dan Adler”
Born and raised in Israel, Dan Adler studied jazz guitar, music and composition privately while learning the craft of Jazz by playing with some of … Read More “Dan Adler”
Guitarist Adler assembled four other musicians, brothers Grant and Philip Stewart on tenor sax and drums, Richard Samuels on piano and Dmitri Kolesnik on bass, … Read More “Dan Adler: All Things Familiar”
Each of the three previous outings from next-level drummer Dan Weiss’ long-running piano trio proved to be consistently inventive and engrossing, stretching the fabric of … Read More “Dan Weiss Trio: Dedication (Cygnus)”
Healdsburg Jazz is proud to present a special Holiday Swingin’ Dance Party & Concert led by the legendary saxophonist Jules Broussard, featuring vocalists Tiffany Austin … Read More “Healdsburg Jazz Holiday Swingin’ Dance Party & Concert”
North American jazz fans are just starting to learn the name Daniela Soledade, but in Brazil, where she was born and raised through her early … Read More “Daniela Soledade Introduces Herself”
Sheila Jordan, Harvie S and Roni Ben-Hur will perform a special tribute to the late great pianist Barry Harris at Flushing Town Hall. In this … Read More “Songs for Barry Harris w/ NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, Harvie S, and Roni Ben-Hur”
When trumpeter Brian Lynch released the first volume of his “Songbook” series last fall, Bus Stop Serenade, he promised more would soon be forthcoming, and … Read More “Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence: Songbook Vol. 2: Dance the Way U Want To (Hollistic MusicWorks)”
More albums should start with an invocational piece. That kind of music, like the opening hymn of Trudy Pitts’ “Blessed Ones of the Eternal Truth” … Read More “Tarbaby feat. Oliver Lake: Dance of the Evil Toys (Clean Feed)”
Art Hirahara is a true thinker and seeker. Over the course of seven previous leader dates on the Posi-Tone imprint, this pianist has made his … Read More “Art Hirahara: Verdant Valley (Posi-Tone)”
Vocalist Sachal Vasandani and pianist Romain Collin introduced their neighborly musical partnership on 2021’s Midnight Shelter, a quiet and often ravishing collection of songs that emerged … Read More “Sachal Vasandani/Romain Collin: Still Life (Edition)”
You want to get the word about Bird? Sheila Jordan, doyenne of jazz singers and 93 years young, continues to share the gospel of bebop, … Read More “Sheila Jordan: Live at Mezzrow (SmallsLIVE/Cellar)”
Vocalist Melissa Stylianou, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, and bassist Ike Sturm make for a canorous combination. A working trio elevated by keen conversational rapport and an … Read More “Melissa Stylianou Featuring Gene Bertoncini & Ike Sturm: Dream Dancing (Anzic)”
Rising-star Brazilian singer/songwriter Daniela Soledade offers love and optimism in the uplifting music on her luscious sophomore outing, Pretty World. She calmly soothes a refreshing … Read More “Daniela Soledade”
Vera’s Heartbeat presents Brazilian guitar luminaries Pedro Martins and Daniel Santiago and their friends on June 28, 8pm (2 sets) at 2220 Arts. Together, Pedro … Read More “Pedro Martins and friends featuring Daniel Santiago at 2220 Arts”
It’s a cold March Friday night in New York City, but the crowd inside the Village Vanguard crackles with warmth as it engages with the … Read More “Melissa Aldana Begins New Career Phase with 12 Stars“
“It’s time to imagine a place where we can come together,” Danilo Pérez said from the hallowed stage of Washington, D.C.’s historic Sixth & I … Read More “Danilo Pérez’s Global Jazz Messengers in Washington, D.C.”
JazzTimes is honored to premiere a new rendition of a John Coltrane gem: “Syeeda’s Song Flute,” as performed by the Daniel Rotem Quartet. The track … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “Syeeda’s Song Flute” by the Daniel Rotem Quartet”
Washington Performing Arts presents a performance by GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist, composer and educator Danilo Pérez at 8 p.m. on International Jazz Day (Saturday, April 30) at … Read More “Danilo Pérez at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington D.C.”
WRTI FM, the public radio station of Temple University in Philadelphia, is launching an English-language version of the award-winning Danish podcast “Dangerous Tones: The Story … Read More “WRTI in Philadelphia Launches “Dangerous Sounds” Podcast with Jazz Denmark”
Each year, Snug Harbor and the New Orleans Jazz Museum pay tribute to one of New Orleans’ most influential musicians, Danny Barker, on his birthday. … Read More “Danny Barker Tribute Band at Snug Harbor”
Like so many in jazz before him, Danish drummer/composer Stefan Pasborg was fed a steady stream of classical music during his formative years, with Igor … Read More “Stefan Pasborg: Ritual Dances (Sunnyside)”
Bassist Tyler Mitchell served a brief tenure in the Sun Ra Arkestra in the mid-’80s, appearing on the albums Reflections in Blue and After Hours … Read More “Tyler Mitchell: Dancing Shadows (Mahakala)”
ARKINETICS explores the concept of stillness, breathing and emptiness as a gateway to another world. The music utilizes the age-old concept of rhythmic repetition as … Read More “Dan Kurfirst’s Arkinetics”
Any great chess master knows that the true art of the game—the grace, wit, and poetry of strategy that has kept us obsessed with it … Read More “Dan Weiss/Miles Okazaki: Music for Drums and Guitar (Cygnus)”
8pm Juan Pablo Carletti’s Danzas Band James Brandon Lewis – tenor sax / Ben Stapp – tuba / Juan Pablo Carletti – drums 9pm Brandon … Read More “Brandon Lopez’s Die Dreaming / Juan Pablo Carletti’s Danzas Band”
It’s a hot August mid-morning in Manhattan, and Danny Bennett is zooming along. He’s been moving at top speed pretty much all the time ever … Read More “Danny Bennett on the Final Album and Retirement of Tony Bennett”
Three jazz artists—saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter and pianist/composers Kris Davis and Danilo Pérez—will receive 2021 Doris Duke Artist Awards. Sponsored by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, … Read More “Doris Duke Artist Awards for Wayne Shorter, Kris Davis, and Danilo Pérez”
Dan Levinson celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Benefit and the 20th anniversary of his first appearance at the Theatre! Levinson has once again assembled … Read More “The Diamond-and-Emerald Bickford Benefit Concert Featuring Dan Levinson”
Though Sheila Jordan’s reputation has never flagged—at 92, she’s long been venerated as a singer’s singer—the general consensus is that her best record is her … Read More “Sheila Jordan: Comes Love: Lost Session 1960 (Capri)”
Miami Beach Onstage & Global Arts Project present Dante Vargas & the Cat Band. Vargas is a musical producer, arranger, musician and multiple Grammy winner. … Read More “Dante Vargas & the Cat Band”
Doors, a Swedish startup livestreaming platform, will broadcast a pair of concerts on Saturday, September 11, as a special tribute to legendary saxophonist Stan Getz. … Read More “Tribute to Stan Getz Streams from His Onetime Danish Home”
An evening of jazz and spoken word with legendary artists! This event will pair Danny Simmons—the co-creator of Def Poetry Jam and an accomplished author, … Read More “Homecoming Featuring Danny Simmons with Ron Carter”
Dan returns with a third ensemble and program that pays homage to the legendary early jazz greats with his signature mix of musicianship, charm, and … Read More “Dan Levinson”
Mable Lee Centennial Celebration is a big-band dance and costume party fundraiser benefiting Tapology’s Sweet & Able Mentorship Program and the Eubie Blake National Jazz … Read More “Mable Lee 100th Birthday Celebration & Big Band Dance Party”
The success of Magic Dance is fueled by the capable execution of three brainstorms from Rhode Island hard-bop stalwart Greg Abate. The first was deciding … Read More “Greg Abate: Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron (Whaling City Sound)”
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist and composer Dan Blake celebrates the release of his recent Sunnyside Records release Da Fé with a free outdoor performance in front … Read More “Saxophonist Dan Blake in Concert”
Composer, guitarist, and vocalist Leni Stern grew up in Germany on Bach and Mozart. Her early albums, recorded in the late ’80s after she came … Read More “Leni Stern: Dance (LSR)”
Guitarist Dan Wilson has chops to burn, and he lights the fuse on the opener here, “The Rhythm Section,” which does feature his quartet mates … Read More “Dan Wilson: Vessels of Wood and Earth (Brother Mister/Mack Avenue)”
Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and ShapeShifter Lab present Fandango at the Wall: The ShapeShifter Sessions, a … Read More “Fandango at the Wall: The ShapeShifter Sessions“
Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring has been an obsession for Harold Danko for more than a half-century, as the pianist relates in the liner … Read More “Harold Danko: Spring Garden (SteepleChase)”
Dan Blake isn’t one to stand idly by while a world at risk, damaged by active negligence and callous indifference, sinks deeper into despair. Instead, … Read More “Dan Blake: Da Fé (Sunnyside)”
Like most other working musicians, vocalist Sachal Vasandani and pianist Romain Collin have spent the past year replacing plans with spontaneous actions, so the New … Read More “Sachal Vasandani Featuring Romain Collin: Midnight Shelter (Edition)”
The astonishing pianistic and technological talent of Dan Tepfer will be on display as he follows the arc of J.S. Bach and his impact on … Read More “Dan Tepfer in “Bach to the Future””
Were it possible to measure the weight of a band’s sound, I’m not sure you could find a greater scale-tipper than the Count Basie Orchestra … Read More “Walter Page: Freedom Bass Dance”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of “Who Shot John” by Grammy-nominated guitarist Dan Wilson. The track appears on Wilson’s third album as a … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “Who Shot John” by Dan Wilson”
As someone who likes to think of himself as rational, I can’t bring myself to believe in fate, yet Lee and I seemed destined to … Read More “Dan Tepfer Remembers Lee Konitz”
Danny Jonokuchi & the Revisionists, a 15-piece swing band led by the eponymous Brooklyn-based trumpeter, have won the inaugural Count Basie Great American Swing Contest. … Read More “Danny Jonokuchi & the Revisionists Win First Count Basie Contest”
Celebrate the holidays and ring in the new year with Pink Martini. Influenced by Latin music, jazz, cabaret, cinema scores, and more, Pink Martini brings … Read More “Pink Martini: Good Riddance 2020!”
Don’t let the title fool you. The second album from Starebaby—Dan Weiss’ malleable, metal-leaning avant-garde outfit—takes more cues from David Lynch than Charles Darwin. Feeding … Read More “Dan Weiss’ Starebaby: Natural Selection (Pi)”
On his debut recording as a leader, 35-year-old Daniel Hersog accomplishes a rare feat for a newcomer, constructing beautiful sonic tableaus with wide-span colors and … Read More “Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra: Night Devoid of Stars (Cellar)”
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