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The Polish festival Jazztopad, which turns 16 in November, is extending its reach into the United States, marking its fifth year in New York and … Read More “Polish Festival Jazztopad Expands Further Into America”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the video for “C’est Clair” by the Yes! Trio, featuring pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Omer Avital, and … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “C’est Clair” by the Yes! Trio”
Avant-jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood have a new documentary coming out – Not Not Jazz – set to premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival … Read More “Martin, Medeski & Wood to Premiere New Documentary”
Jeff Goldblum has announced his second studio album, I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This, which includes guest turns from some other famous faces. It follows … Read More “Jeff Goldblum Shouldn’t Be Telling You This“
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the video for “Cheek to Cheek” by Svetlana featuring special guest Wycliffe Gordon. The Russian-born vocalist’s new … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Cheek to Cheek” by Svetlana featuring Wycliffe Gordon”
The sound of San Francisco-based collective Jazz Mafia has been described as a “full-size philharmonic…jamming with a classic big band during a street-corner rap battle.” … Read More “Jazz Mafia Ready to Celebrate Milestone Concert in San Francisco”
Miles Davis fans have a chance to bid on a trumpet the legend designed and played when the instrument goes up for auction at Christie’s … Read More “Bid on a Trumpet Designed, Played by Miles Davis”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the video for “Aggua” by Roberto Fonseca, directed by Joseph Ros. The track appears on the Cuban … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Aggua” by Roberto Fonseca”
Wynton Marsalis, Allan Harris, and Antoinette Montague will pay tribute to two jazz icons at a special concert set for Friday, September 6 at 6 … Read More “Wynton Marsalis, Allan Harris to Honor Two Legends on Sept. 6”
Listen in on a conversation with vocalist Freda Payne on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Mack Avenue Music Group Jazz Talk Tent during the Detroit … Read More “A Conversation with Freda Payne in Detroit on Sept. 1”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of a remastered 1961 recording by Erroll Garner, “The Best Things in Life Are Free,” taken from the … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “The Best Things in Life Are Free” by Erroll Garner”
The first ever Harlem Jazz & Music Festival, the newest element of the annual HARLEM WEEK celebration, is ongoing now through Saturday, August 31. The … Read More “New York Launches Inaugural Harlem & Jazz Festival”
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has announced the lineup for its 3rd Annual Frost Music Live Concert Series. Frost Music Live will present 126 … Read More “Frost School of Music Live Concert Season Lineup Announced”
Arts for Art, in partnership with A Gathering of the Tribes, will present a special evening of performances in tribute to Poet Laureate of the … Read More “Arts for Art Will Present The Sun Ra Arkestra on September 6”
Musically adventurous, unafraid to test genre boundaries, and always ultra-stylish, trumpeter Theo Croker offers a musically enlightened take on funk, postbop, and fusion. Born in … Read More “Artist Spotlight: Theo Croker”
It’s official: Bill Frisell’s first album as a leader for Blue Note Records, Harmony, will be released October 4 on vinyl, CD, and digital formats. Produced … Read More “Bill Frisell Releases Promo Video, Leadoff Track from Upcoming Album”
For more than three decades, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Competition played a pivotal role in identifying and empowering the next generation of … Read More “Herbie Hancock Institute Competition Spotlights Guitar This December”
Apple Music is celebrating the legacy of Blue Note Records, in honor of the label’s 80th anniversary, with the launch of a new feature dedicated to … Read More “Apple Music Launches Series to Celebrate Blue Note Records’ 80th Anniversary”
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will mark its first expansion on September 7-22 with the REACH Opening Festival, featuring more than … Read More “Jazz on Tap for the Kennedy Center’s REACH Festival”
The 27th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival will be held at parks and venues around Manhattan and include free concerts, panel discussions, film screenings, and workshops … Read More “Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Returns Aug. 21–25”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the video for “Nondescript” by Olli Hirvonen. The track will appear on the Finland-born, New York City-based … Read More “JT Video Premiere: “Nondescript” by Olli Hirvonen”
Blue World, a never-before-heard recording by John Coltrane, will be released September 27 in CD, vinyl LP, and digital editions via Impulse!/UMe. Recorded in June 1964, … Read More “Previously Unreleased John Coltrane Album Debuts September 27”
After remaining in storage and unseen for nearly 50 years, thousands of photographs taken by Blue Note Records executive and producer Francis Wolff during the … Read More “Thousands of Unseen Blue Note Photos Online Now”
Passes for the 2020 Jazz Congress, a conference that brings together members of the global jazz community to network and help expand the music’s audience, … Read More “Jazz Congress 2020 Passes On Sale Now at Discounted Rate”
JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of “Taking Me Down” by the New Mastersounds, featuring vocalist Lamar Williams Jr. The track will appear on … Read More “JT Track Premiere: “Taking Me Down” by the New Mastersounds”
Hearing Oscar Peterson moved Charles Cornell to learn piano, but his own original compositions set to viral videos have now brought him Internet fame. … Read More “VIDEO: Watch Pianist Jazz Up Viral Videos with Original Scores”
In 2005, when Gregory Porter started singing Tuesdays at Harlem’s now-closed St. Nick’s Pub, he took a major leap forward as a jazz figure. Since … Read More “Artist Spotlight: Gregory Porter”
In honor of National Arts in Education Week (September 8 – 14), Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced several free (and almost free) concerts and … Read More “Jazz at Lincoln Center to Offer Free Concerts in September”
Gregory Porter, the soulful crooner who helped make jazz a topic of conversation for mainstream music listeners, has a new podcast. Gregory Porter – The … Read More “Gregory Porter to Debut New Podcast The Hang on August 8″
For three warm and sunny days in and around Fort Adams in Newport, R.I., the 65th annual Newport Jazz Festival presented a wide array of … Read More “Photos: 2019 Newport Jazz Festival, Day 1”
