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The 54th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland was supposed to start tomorrow (Friday, July 3) and run through Sunday, July 18. Obviously, … Read More “Montreux Presents Its “54th Summer of Music””
As jazz festival organizers around the world canceled their 2020 offerings or turned to the internet in the wake of the coronavirus, one major U.S. … Read More “Detroit Jazz Festival Bites Bullet, Moves Online”
Live from Our Living Rooms keeps getting more ambitious. The new organization—formed to aid performing artists in New York City during the COVID-19 lockdown—made its … Read More “Live from Our Living Rooms Launches “Virtual Summer Camp””
Earlier this year, the 2020 Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, like so many jazz festivals around the world, was canceled due to health and safety concerns … Read More “Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Fest Stays Home for the Weekend”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of “Pearls of the Tartar” by trumpeter and composer John Lake. The track will appear on his debut … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “Pearls of the Tartar” by John Lake”
As we pass into the fourth month of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the central challenge for the jazz community has become how … Read More “Keystone Korner Baltimore Reopens—and Not Just Virtually”
Although fabled bandleader Sun Ra died in 1993, his ensemble the Arkestra has carried on, under the direction first of the late John Gilmore and–since … Read More “New Sun Ra Arkestra Studio Album on the Way”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of a new track by Chick Corea: a live solo take on Antônio Carlos Jobim’s “Desafinado.” This track … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “Desafinado” by Chick Corea”
Like most jazz festivals around the world, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (the world’s largest) was canceled this year as a precaution against … Read More “Montreal Jazz Festival Goes Live Via Web June 27-30”
In commemoration of Juneteenth and in light of current events in the United States, Quincy Jones issued a statement today (June 19) on behalf of … Read More “Quincy Jones Announces Qwest Education Initiative”
Tonight (June 19) at 7 p.m. ET, NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath had been scheduled to perform with his Queens Jazz Orchestra at New York’s … Read More “Flushing Town Hall Hosts Virtual Tribute to Jimmy Heath”
Last month, singer/songwriter Melody Gardot took note of the sad fact that musicians around the world are out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read More “Melody Gardot Releases “From Paris with Love””
Thelonious Monk has not been missing from the recent bumper crop of archival jazz releases. His 1959 soundtrack recordings for Les Liaisons Dangereuses saw the … Read More “Newly Discovered Thelonious Monk Live Recording Due Out July 31”
Having had considerable success with their New York-focused festival in April, the team of artists-turned-impresarios known as Live from Our Living Rooms is expanding beyond … Read More “DC JazzFest from Home Runs June 21-29”
JazzTimes is honored to premiere a new version of the Michel Legrand classic “The Windmills of Your Mind,” performed by Harold López-Nussa. The track will … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “The Windmills of Your Mind” by Harold López-Nussa”
When Criss Cross Jazz Records founder and owner Gerry Teekens passed away on October 31, 2019, his son and namesake, Gerry Jr., affirmed his plans … Read More “Criss Cross Jazz Is Back to Business”
Jimmy Heath, the legendary saxophonist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master, passed away in January three months after his 93rd birthday. He did not, however, depart … Read More “Jimmy Heath’s Final Album Is Coming in July”
Celebrated jazz pianist Brad Mehldau dropped a surprise solo album, Suite: April 2020, on Nonesuch Records today (June 12). The unaccompanied piano recording is available … Read More “Surprise: Brad Mehldau Has a New Album Out”
This year marks the 50th anniversary of JazzTimes—and you can help us celebrate. We’re compiling a feature for our upcoming 50th-anniversary issue on the top … Read More “JazzTimes Readers’ Poll: The 10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1990s”
At least five jazz festivals—two in the U.S. and three in Europe—have decided to brave the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and go forward with their events … Read More “Some 2020 Jazz Festivals Are Carrying On”
JazzTimes is honored to premiere a previously unreleased track by singer Catherine Russell, “You Reap Just What You Sow.” The song, written and first performed … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “You Reap Just What You Sow” by Catherine Russell”
The documentary film Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things was originally supposed to be released in theaters nationwide April 3. That plan had to … Read More “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things to See Release At Last”
The Village Vanguard, New York’s legendary jazz club, closed its doors indefinitely in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, three short weeks after its 85th … Read More “Live (Streaming) at the Village Vanguard”
Jazz at Lincoln Center already had a robust online presence before the coronavirus quarantine began in March; in the face of that quarantine, it has … Read More “Essentially Ellington Festival Will Stream”
On Thursday, June 4 and Friday, June 5, Ropeadope Records and its sister media company 21Soul will present the Ropeadope Music and Arts Festival, a … Read More “Ropeadope Records Launches Music and Arts Festival Online”
JazzTimes is honored to premiere the video for “Dance of the Bee” by Endless Field, the acoustic duo of guitarist/percussionist Jesse Lewis and bassist/percussionist Ike … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Dance of the Bee” by Endless Field”
The Herb Alpert School of Music at the University of California, Los Angeles, has announced that Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Fellows will teach … Read More “UCLA Summer Jazz Intensive Partners with Hancock Institute”
Applications are now open for the Sixth Annual ASCAP Foundation/Symphonic Jazz Orchestra (SJO) Commissioning Prize, an annual composing competition in honor of the late keyboardist, … Read More “ASCAP and SJO Accepting Applications for Annual Composing Competition”
Today (May 29), singer/bassist/composer Esperanza Spalding and pianist/composer Fred Hersch have released a five-song EP, Esperanza Spalding & Fred Hersch: Live at the Village Vanguard … Read More “Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hersch Release Limited-Edition Benefit EP”
NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis turned 85 on May 27, and tomorrow (May 30) he’s celebrating with a livestream performance from his home, available to … Read More “Ramsey Lewis Celebrates His 85th Birthday Online (VIDEO)”
