Arizona Jazz Festival 2022
What: Arizona Jazz Festival When: October 21-23, 2022 Where: Phoenix, AZ Tickets on sale soon! We will keep you updated. The post Arizona Jazz Festival 2022 appeared first on Smooth […]
Month: July 2022
Steve Cardenas/Ben Allison/Ted Nash: Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley (Sunnyside)
The Carla Bley many of us think of first is the provocateur, the straw-haired iconoclast behind the sprawling avant-garde opera Escalator Over the Hill and … Read More “Steve Cardenas/Ben […]
‘Here It Is – A Tribute to Leonard Cohen’ Due October 14
Blue Note Records has announced an October 14 release date for Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen, a remarkable new album produced by Larry Klein that presents stunning renditions of the legendary […]
DOMi & JD Beck: NOT TiGHT (Blue Note)
To the uninitiated, the cover photo of DOMi and JD Beck’s debut, NOT TiGHT, might simply reveal two more quirky Gen Z pop artists. Add … Read More “DOMi & […]
August 1: 3 weeks at No. 1 for Steve Davis
At No. 1 for a third consecutive week on the JazzWeek Jazz Chart is Steve Davis Bluesthetic (Smoke Sessions). Tied for most added (+17) are Tim Lin Romance in Formosa […]
Barbara Thompson obituary
Formidably talented saxophonist at the heart of many jazz line-ups who blazed a trail for female instrumentalists The early 21st century’s fast-moving story of genre-fluid, culture-crossing musical innovation nowadays takes […]
Jason Miles: The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles (Book Writing Cube)
Seventy-one-year-old Brooklyn-born keyboardist/producer Jason Miles has charted an impressive recording career that includes credits with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, and David Sanborn. And it’s all … Read More “Jason Miles: […]
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra: In the Valley (Stricker Street)
A new Todd Marcus recording is always a treat, not only for his prowess as a restlessly creative bass clarinetist but also for his original … Read More “Todd Marcus […]
2022 Chicago Jazz Festival Schedule Announced
The Chicago Jazz Festival, one of the nation’s largest free jazz festivals, returns as an in-person event on September 1-4, 2022, with a full schedule … Read More “2022 Chicago […]
John Scofield Talks his Solo Debut and More
Nearly two decades before COVID-19 was even a twinkle in a pangolin’s eye—if in fact those endearing critters had any coronavirus connection at all—John Scofield … Read More “John Scofield […]