Next at the Kennedy Center, a new prime-time TV series that is the product of a collaboration between the John F. Kennedy Center for the … Read More “Kennedy Center’s New TV Series Premieres with Mingus Tribute”
Two groundbreaking female improvisers, cellist Tomeka Reid and electronic musician Ikue Mori, were among the 25 people selected this year to receive fellowships from the … Read More “Tomeka Reid and Ikue Mori Are 2022 MacArthur Fellows”
Next Jazz Legacy, a joint initiative of New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice that champions women and non-binary musicians … Read More “Next Jazz Legacy Accepting Applications Until Oct. 31 for Its Second Class”
Penn Live Arts—a performing arts presenter at the University of Pennsylvania—has organized a festival in tribute to Alice and John Coltrane to be held October … Read More “Philadelphia Festival Honors Alice and John Coltrane”
Jazz at Lincoln Center has launched Jazz Live, a video streaming platform and app that features access to its performances, the institution announced this week. … Read More “Jazz at Lincoln Center Launches Jazz Live Video Streaming Platform”
This year’s Jazz @ the Point Festival, which South Jersey Jazz Society presents each year in Somers Point, New Jersey, will feature a Celebration of … Read More “Pat Martino Celebration Scheduled for November in New Jersey”
There is no major, large-scale jazz music awards event in North America—but now there’s one that hopes to fill the void. The inaugural Jazz Music … Read More “First Jazz Music Awards Ceremony to Be Held in Atlanta”
The University of Hartford’s Hartt School has appointed Delfeayo Marsalis its 2022-23 Artist in Residence. Marsalis will work with students at the school’s Jackie McLean Institute … Read More “Delfeayo Marsalis Is the Hartt School’s New Artist in Residence”
Long esteemed for her versatility, daring, and wide range of talents, Terri Lyne Carrington is outdoing herself with the release of her New Standards project in … Read More “Terri Lyne Carrington Establishes “New Standards” on Several Fronts”
In an unveiling on August 11, 2022, the Royal Canadian Mint announced the creation of a new $1 coin honoring the pianist and longtime Canadian … Read More “Royal Canadian Mint Issues a New $1 Oscar Peterson Coin”
