If you weren’t able to grab Cannonball Adderley’s Swingin’ in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse (1966-1967) on double vinyl last month—when it was released in a limited edition for Record Store Day Black Friday—fear not. Reel to Real Recordings, the newly formed archival jazz label launched by Resonance Records’ Zev Feldman and saxophonist Cory Weeds, has…Read More
2018 was a remarkable year for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, held Dec. 2-3 in Washington, D.C. It marked the return of jazz’s most prestigious contest after a two-year hiatus, and a delayed 30th-anniversary celebration for the event, which began in 1987. It was also the last iteration that will bear the name of…Read More
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove, who passed away at the age of 49 on Nov. 2, will be honored with a musical tribute on Tuesday, Jan. 8, in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall on Broadway at 60th Street, New York, N.Y. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will begin promptly at…Read More
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, a documentary about the famed trumpeter and bandleader, will debut at the Sundance Film Festival, which runs Thursday, Jan. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Park City, Utah. The movie is directed by the respected documentarian Stanley Nelson, who previously helmed the four-time Emmy-winning Freedom Riders, among many…Read More
On Nov. 29—Billy Strayhorn’s 103rd birthday—the Library of Congress announced that it has acquired a collection of nearly 18,000 documents belonging to the composer, arranger, and pianist, who worked with Duke Ellington for nearly 30 years and wrote some of the most enduring compositions in jazz, including “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Lush Life,” and “Chelsea Bridge.”…Read More
On Dec. 12 at the August Wilson Cultural Center (AWCC) in Pittsburgh, Pa., trumpeter/composer/educator Sean Jones will present the world premiere of his composition A Suite for Flying Girls. The piece, commissioned by the AWCC, was inspired by the installation Flying Girls by Nigerian artist Peju Alatise, which was first shown in the 2016 Venice…Read More
Blue Note Review: Volume Two – Spirit & Time, the second edition of Blue Note Records’ vinyl box-set subscription series, will begin shipping to members in the first week of December, the label announced today. Following the sold-out success of Blue Note Review: Volume One, the box’s limited-edition production has increased to 2,000 sets. Subscribers and new…Read More
Laurin Talese is the winner of the 7th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, also known as the SASSY Awards. At the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)’s Victoria Theater on Nov. 18, Talese took home the contest’s top honors over four other finalists. The five singers had been selected from more than 600 submissions through three…Read More
The Art Ensemble of Chicago was founded in 1969, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the avant-garde jazz group, ECM Records—which also happens to have been established in 1969—is releasing a 21-CD limited-edition box set titled The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles. The set will be available on Nov. 30, featuring a…Read More
Acclaimed trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire—whose recent album, Origami Harvest, was a critical success—will perform at Princeton University on Nov. 17 in the world premiere of a new suite, Slightly Left of Sorrow’s Song, commissioned in honor of the 150th anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois’ birth. Akinmusire, 36, will play with Princeton’s Small Group I—under the leadership of Jazz at Princeton director…Read More
