Facts about live venues and festival locations, drawn from our regular Scene column.
Well, it’s hard to believe in a lot of ways and not too hard to believe in others. But since this pandemic started, we’ve had … Read More “Clubs Around The Globe: B Sharps, Tallahassee: Our Little Engine That Could”
Celebrating its 20th edition in January with verve, variety, and heart, the Panama Jazz Festival is a musical, cultural, and organizational wonder. It presented a … Read More “The Scene: Vision, Talent, and Heart at Panama Jazz Fest”
On a chilly Thursday evening last November, a long line of well-dressed people stretched down a block of Broadway in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. … Read More “The Scene: SF Welcomes Key Jazz Bistro”
South Philly’s Solar Myth has been many things to many people. Known until recently as Boot & Saddle, it was once the toast of post-Prohibition … Read More “Philly’s Ars Nova Workshop Finds a New Home”
“We like to bring music to Cleveland in the spirit of the great and incredible and wonderful Albert Ayler. Let’s get a round of applause … Read More “The Scene: New Ghosts in Cleveland”
Running a music venue was never one of Jimmy Greenfield’s life goals. A sculptor by trade, the 67-year-old Greenfield has had a long and deep … Read More “The Scene: Brooklyn’s Soapbox Gallery”
If you were to ask most people what they’d want to be doing in the middle of a global pandemic, opening a jazz club in … Read More “The Scene: Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, New Hampshire”
“From the very beginning, in 1966, we’ve been a festival for the people of Barcelona, not for tourists. We’re known to our community and to … Read More “The Scene: The Barcelona Jazz Festival Reaches Out to its Community”
The pandemic that began in March 2020 had a disproportionate effect on jazz festivals, in part because the majority take place in the spring, summer, … Read More “The Return of Festivals: A Full Report (for Now)”
Nashville isn’t a city that most people would immediately associate with jazz. Until recently, the world’s country music capital didn’t have a single jazz club. … Read More “The Scene: Rudy’s Jazz Room in Nashville”
