Top photographers capture memorable moments in festivals, concerts, and other major jazz events.
A Thursday monsoon made an inauspicious start for the 50th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. But spirits weren’t dampened long, and the bands played … Read More “Photos: 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Weekend 1”
On April 13, an Ivy League institution became an improvisational center as Princeton University welcomed an impressive roster of musicians to its main New Jersey … Read More “Photos: Princeton University Jazz Festival”
In our March tributes issue, JazzTimes honored not only the many individuals we lost in 2018 but also a place that has now become part … Read More “Ryles in Memoriam”
On Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the close of the 2019 Jazz Congress, approximately 200 musicians gathered at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick Rose Hall in … Read More “Photos: Roy Hargrove Musical Celebration”
Known for taking photographs of models in glossy magazines, Arthur Elgort reveals another passion in his new book “Jazz.” Read More “Jazz in Focus: The Photos of Arthur Elgort”
On Dec. 2, 2018, drummer/composer Makaya McCraven celebrated the recent release of his ambitious Universal Beings album—recorded in four cities with a dazzling array of … Read More “Photos: Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings at Le Poisson Rouge, NYC”
The first annual Jazz Philadelphia Summit was held November 2-3, 2018 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the University of the Arts … Read More “Photos: Jazz Philadelphia Summit 2018”
The fourth annual BRIC JazzFest in Brooklyn, N.Y., was a four-night extravaganza. First, Antibalas played its potent blend of Afrobeat for the festival’s kickoff night … Read More “Photos: 2018 BRIC JazzFest”
On Sunday, Sept. 30, the royally retro sights and sounds of the New York Hot Jazz Festival took over the McKittrick Hotel in Chelsea for … Read More “Photos: 2018 New York Hot Jazz Festival”
On Sept. 29, 2018, six blocks of Columbus Avenue in Boston, Mass., were closed off for the annual Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival. Along with an … Read More “Photos: 2018 Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival”
