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JazzTimes, in association with Ropeadope Records and Shure, is pleased to announce the second season of Speakin’ My Piece, the online video series hosted by … Read More “Dekel Bor and JazzTimes Present Second Season of Speakin’ My Piece“
JazzTimes, in association with Ropeadope Records and Shure, is pleased to announce the second season of Speakin’ My Piece, an online video series hosted by … Read More “Speakin’ My Piece with Dekel Bor – Season 2″
The Detroit Jazz Festival has announced its 2021 lineup—although it has yet to finalize a format for its presentation. Headliners in Detroit from September 3–6 … Read More “Detroit Jazz Festival Announces 2021 Lineup”
The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) and Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies will present the Louis Armstrong International Continuum, a free virtual symposium and … Read More “Louis Armstrong International Continuum Set for April 8 and 9”
Jazz at Lincoln Center will hold its annual gala concert online this year, featuring a pre-recorded performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with … Read More “Jazz at Lincoln Center Hosts Annual Gala Concert”
Legendary drummer Billy Cobham is launching “Billy Cobham’s Guide to Stress-Free Drumming,” an all-star Zoom masterclass series featuring live coaching, from April 11 to December … Read More “Billy Cobham Offers a “Guide to Stress-Free Drumming””
April 3 will see the launch of the Songwrights Apothecary Lab, a curated web portal for new musical work by bassist, vocalist, and composer Esperanza … Read More “Esperanza Spalding Unveils Songwrights Apothecary Lab”
What better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a music magazine than by making a top-50 list? Given how much time we’re spending at … Read More “10 Best Jazz Albums of the 1970s: Critics’ Picks”
JazzTimes turned 50 in 2020, and we commemorated that milestone in our December issue with two lists of the past 50 years’ 50 best jazz … Read More “JazzTimes “50 for 50” Celebration”
Walk with the Wind, a free concert series in New York’s Central Park that began last fall under the auspices of the nonprofit Giant Step … Read More “Second Season of Walk with the Wind Concerts to Begin in Central Park”
JazzTimes is honored to premiere the video for “Cheryl,” a classic Charlie Parker composition, as rendered by the Canadian collective TuneTown. The track appears on … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Cheryl” by TuneTown”
The NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert for 2021 will once again take place virtually, streaming on April 22 in a program co-presented by the National … Read More “NEA Jazz Masters Event Goes Virtual for Second Year”
Late piano legend Chick Corea and bandleader/composer Maria Schneider each won two trophies at Sunday night’s 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Held in Los Angeles, the … Read More “Maria Schneider, Chick Corea Win Big at 2021 Grammy Awards”
Twenty composers under the age of 30 have won the ASCAP Foundation’s Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards for 2021, ASCAP announced on March 8. … Read More “Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards Winners Announced”
Although pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and vocalist Aymée Nuviola have been friends since childhood, they had never worked together on a musical project until 2019. That … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Bemba Colorá” by Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola”
New Orleans’ Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro shut its doors nearly a year ago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world ever … Read More “Snug Harbor Starts a Revival in New Orleans”
In the world of country music, fiddler Mike Barnett is a heavyweight, having played with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, the Bryan Sutton Band, David … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Dexterity” by Mike Barnett”
David Owen Mackay, a jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter of eclectic taste, died on July 29, 2020 in Van Nuys, Calif., at the age of … Read More “Tamir Hendelman and Lori Bell Remember Dave Mackay”
Jazz giant Pharoah Sanders has collaborated with electronic musician Floating Points (a.k.a. Sam Shepherd) and the world-renowned London Symphony Orchestra to create Promises, which will … Read More “Pharoah Sanders to Release First New Music in More than a Decade”
Impulse! Records released its first recording in 1961—60 years ago. The legendary jazz label, now a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, is marking that milestone … Read More “Impulse! Records Makes Plans for 60th Anniversary”
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”
Applications are open for the 2021 edition of the DCJazzPrix, the international jazz band competition of the DC Jazz Festival. The DCJazzPrix consists of a … Read More “DCJazzPrix Contest Applications Are Open”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of a new video by the Dave Weckl Band. “Big B Little B” is taken from the group’s … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Big B Little B” by the Dave Weckl Band”
Trumpeter Itamar Borochov and saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins have won the fourth annual LetterOne “Rising Stars” Jazz Awards. The winners were announced in a February 6 … Read More “Immanuel Wilkins and Itamar Borochov Are “Rising Stars””
In the wake of Chick Corea’s passing on Tuesday (Feb. 9), bassist Christian McBride—whose friendship and creative partnership with the late jazz giant stretches back … Read More “Christian McBride Pays His Respects to Chick Corea”
Voting for the 2020 JazzTimes Readers’ Poll was conducted via an online survey at JazzTimes.com. Winners are bolded; runners-up are listed below in order of … Read More “2020 Readers’ Poll Results”
For this annual companion poll to our Top 50 Critics’ Picks, our regular contributors participated in this survey based on our yearly Readers’ Poll. Winners … Read More “2020 Expanded Critics’ Poll Results”
In our March 2021 issue, we present our annual In Memoriam section, commemorating more than 20 of the 80-plus jazz notables whom we lost in … Read More “In Memoriam: Tributes to 2020’s Departed Jazz Greats”
JazzTimes is honored to premiere the video for “Where Is Your Wealth?” by Cowboys & Frenchmen, the New York-based quintet led by saxophonists Owen Broder … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Where Is Your Wealth?” by Cowboys & Frenchmen”
