Lucy Wijnands is the winner of the 2021 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, the Blues Alley Jazz Society (BAJS) has announced. The competition, sponsored by … Read More “Lucy Wijnands Wins Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Competition”
Last year, when the world was at its most locked-down, Israeli guitarist Dekel Bor—currently based in Berlin, Germany—began a weekly series of online conversations with notable … Read More “Dekel Bor Brings Jazz in Europe Online”
The first African-American composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Score was Herbie Hancock, who contributed music to the late Bertrand Tavernier’s classic … Read More “Jazz Honored at Oscars with Multiple Soul Wins”
For the second consecutive year, festivities for International Jazz Day will take place in a virtual setting. The UNESCO-sponsored event, which this year marks its … Read More “International Jazz Day 2021 Concert Announced”
Four jazz musicians—guitarist Rez Abbasi, bassoonist Katherine Young, and pianists Helen Sung and Elio Villafranca—have been named 2021 Guggenheim Fellows in Music Composition. The three … Read More “Four Jazz Musicians Win 2021 Guggenheim Music Fellowships”
The Bayfront Jazz Festival will kick off its inaugural edition in Miami’s Bayfront Park on April 30 (International Jazz Day) and May 1. Appearing over … Read More “Bayfront Jazz Festival to Debut in Miami on International Jazz Day”
An Indiegogo fundraising campaign was recently launched to support the production of Iphigenia, an opera with music by Wayne Shorter and a libretto by Esperanza … Read More “Campaign Launched for Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding’s Iphigenia“
The Blues Alley Jazz Society (BAJS) has announced that the Ella Fitzgerald International Jazz Vocal Competition will take place at 6 p.m. EDT on April … Read More “Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Competition Set for April 24 in Washington”
JazzTimes, in association with Ropeadope Records and Shure, is pleased to announce the second season of Speakin’ My Piece, the online video series hosted by … Read More “Dekel Bor and JazzTimes Present Second Season of Speakin’ My Piece“
The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) and Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies will present the Louis Armstrong International Continuum, a free virtual symposium and … Read More “Louis Armstrong International Continuum Set for April 8 and 9”
