The 64th Monterey Jazz Festival
The year 2020 tarnished the Monterey Jazz Festival’s revered reputation as the world’s longest continuously running jazz festival (since 1958). Due to the pandemic, the … Read More “The 64th Monterey Jazz Festival”
Reviews
Live Review: 2019 Monterey Jazz Festival
Much like Ernest Hemingway’s famous description of how bankruptcy happens (“Gradually and then suddenly,” he wrote in The Sun Also Rises), the pervasive presence of … Read More “Live Review: 2019 Monterey Jazz Festival”
Monterey Jazz Festival 2017: Story of Some Grooves
When everything’s clicking at the Monterey Jazz Festival, the weekend feels like far more than a densely packed series of performances. By both serendipity and … Read More “Monterey Jazz Festival 2017: Story of Some Grooves”
Review: Monterey Jazz Festival
Fantastic drumming and an all-star tribute to Quincy Jones among highlights
Review: The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 2016
A little Cali vibe for a New York winter
Review: The Monterey Jazz Festival, 2013
The venerable institution still balances tradition and daring
Review: Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary Tour
McBride, Bridgewater, Potter and more take the festival on the road
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Review: Monterey Jazz Festival 2012
55th annual event featured an all-star lineup
Monterey Jazz Festival 2011
A full menu highlighted by Sonny Rollins, Terence Blanchard, Hiromi, Steve Coleman and more
Monterey Jazz Festival: Trans-Generational Ultra-Hang
Josef Woodard reviews legendary jazz festival in Monterey, California on September 17-19, 2010
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