Top photographers capture memorable moments in festivals, concerts, and other major jazz events.
Drummer Andrew Cyrille reveled in a collaboration with German reedman Peter Brötzmann during the concluding set of a marathon four-hour, mostly improvisational concert for the … Read More “Photos: The 24th Vision Festival in Brooklyn”
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”
