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Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Published 04/14/2018    JT Notes    By Evan Haga

Herbie Hancock & Kamasi Washington at Walt Disney Concert Hall

I adore criticism, and I rarely enjoy reading more than when I’m digging into great profile writing. But I also find straight-up oral history fascinating, especially when the person doing the talking is a musician. The feeling of candid nightclub conversation is more palpable than when the dialogue is being filtered through a features writer.…Read More

Chops: Brian Charette on Five Essential Jazz Organists
Published 04/13/2018    Chops    By Brian Charette

Chops: Brian Charette on Five Essential Jazz Organists

This piece might have been called “Mission Impossible”: Selecting just five essential jazz organists from such a rich and still-thriving tradition was no easy feat, but I managed to select the players I thought were the most important—the foundational musicians that aspiring organists simply need to study. Here I’ll outline some key elements of their…Read More

T.J. English: For the Love of Latin-Jazz
Published 04/11/2018    Solo    By T.J. English

T.J. English: For the Love of Latin-Jazz

Back when I drove a taxi in New York City, in the mid-1980s, the cabs had not yet been outfitted with air conditioning. In the spring and summer, I left the windows open to create cross-ventilation. That meant that the noise from the street was a constant presence, an orchestral cacophony dominated by honking horns,…Read More

Photos: 2018 PDX Jazz Festival
Published 03/21/2018    Photos    By Mark Sheldon

Photos: 2018 PDX Jazz Festival

Now in its 15th year, the 2018 PDX Jazz Festival was held February 16-25, 2018 in Portland, Ore. The festival, directed by jazz industry veteran Don Lucoff, features a series of concerts, clinics and conversations at venues throughout the the city. The 2018 program included several special cross-generational themes, such as “Vocalese” with various shows…Read More

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sharing the Passion for Jazz
Published 03/16/2018    Solo    By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Sharing the Passion for Jazz

On Jan. 11, in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, basketball legend and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gave the keynote address at the first edition of Jazz Congress, a two-day event presented by JALC and JazzTimes. Included here are highlights from that speech. For more on the Congress, which featured industry panels, learning sessions and more,…Read More

Photos: Jazz Congress 2018
Published 03/16/2018    Photos    By JazzTimes

Photos: Jazz Congress 2018

On January 11-12, 2018, the inaugural edition of the Jazz Congress was held at Jazz at Lincoln Center facilities. Over 700 members of the jazz community – including artists, managers, agents, radio programmers, journalists, festival and concert presenters, educators and more – attended the conference which was produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and JazzTimes. …Read More

Photos: Blue Note at Sea 2018
Published 02/19/2018    Photos    By Amanda Turner

Photos: Blue Note at Sea 2018

The second annual Blue Note at Sea cruise sailed January 27-February 3 with multiple stops at ports in the Caribbean and featured more than 50 performances by dozens of notable artists, including Chick Corea, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Jose James, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Charles Lloyd, David Sanborn, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Maceo Parker and many others. …Read More

Photos: “A Musical Tribute to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams”
Published 02/05/2018    Photos    By Alan Nahigian

Photos: “A Musical Tribute to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams”

On Monday, Jan. 29, the AACM’s New York City Chapter presented “A Musical Tribute to Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams” at the Community Church of New York. Abrams, the profoundly influential pianist-composer and AACM co-founder who died on Oct. 29, was eulogized via words and/or music by his friends, family, colleagues and admirers, among them Jack…Read More

Honor Society: The Importance of Tributes in Jazz
Published 01/22/2018    Solo    By Ben Ratliff

Honor Society: The Importance of Tributes in Jazz

The future of the jazz tradition is a future of techniques, influences, instruments, cultural exchanges, audiences, clubs, festivals, distribution, copyright, broadcasting and education. All that. But I think it is also probably a future of creative honoring. By honoring greatness, of the elders and the departed, I’m not talking so much about official or institutional…Read More

My Opening Farewell
Published 01/19/2018    Tangents    By Lee Mergner

My Opening Farewell

It’s never easy to find the words to say goodbye, especially when there are conditions to that goodbye.  Indeed, mine is loaded with conditions, but I have decided to step down as a full-time employee of Madavor Media, the owners of JazzTimes. I expect that my last day in that role will be Friday, January…Read More

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  • JT Video Premiere: Greg Spero & Spirit Fingers’ “release”
  • David Ostwald Remembers George Avakian
  • JT Track Premiere: Dave Holland’s “Q&A”
  • Lloyd Wells Remembers Mundell Lowe
  • Jim Ferguson Remembers Mundell Lowe

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  • Franco Ambrosetti to Receive 2018 Swiss Jazz Award
  • Jazz Bridge Organization to Hold Annual Gala in Philadelphia
  • Bob Dorough, Voice of “Schoolhouse Rock!,” Dies at 94
  • JT’s Guide to Record Store Day 2018
  • Contestants Wanted for First Ellis Marsalis Jazz Piano Competition

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  • The Avant-Jazz of Michael Cosmic and Phill Musra 
  • Bill Charlap: “I’m Not a Composer”
  • “All at Full Fullness”: Remembering Cecil Taylor
  • The Bad Plus: Goodbye, Hello

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