September 2021

Photo credit: John Abbott Georges wein, jazz promoter, pianist and producer, died in Manhattan on September 13; he was 95 years old. He was the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival with Pete Seeger…

Last February, Svetlana and her award-winning band The New York Collective used their Jazz Route tour grant to undertake a two-part tour. After a successful first stage, Svetlana and the New York collective will start touring again this…

The beloved Nighttown restaurant and music club in Cleveland Heights will return in 2022, according to new owner Gregg Levy. Red the Steakhouse managing partner Levy said Nighttown's identity and favorite menu items will remain. “It will be…

PURCHASE OPTION SESSION 1 & 2 PACKAGE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 4Session 1: Early Jazz and SwingOctober 4 - November 8Monday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.The origins of jazz, including blues, work songs, and gospel. Using the…

Benjamin Croft on keyboards. Photo by Delphine Orliange "I would call it prog rock / jazz fusion," says keyboardist Benjamin Croft of his new album. Things far and far away. “There are so many genres of music!-->!-->…

Sébastien writes: A slew of shows at Camden's Jazz Cafe in the months to June 2022 are on sale now, starting with Lady Blackbird and Billy Cobham next week and through to Roy Ayers Jaimie Branch, Antonio Sanchez, Roberto Fonseca and…

Los Angeles, CA - September 15, 2021 - Angel City Arts enters week three of its 14th annual Angel City Jazz Festival featuring Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble with special guest Dianne Reeves Thursday October 14 at The Ford, 2580…

Colin Bailey, a jazz drummer whose decades-long career has been working with Frank Sinatra and Vince Guaraldi, died at his home in Port Hueneme on Monday. He was 87 years old.Bailey's widow Michele Munro said Bailey had been in hospital…

If you've been feeling a bit locked in the past few months and looking for a fully vaccinated event to ease your cabin fever, Juneau Jazz & Classics has a solution. The group will present a fall festival in person, from September 29…

The Jazz Drive-In concert will kick off with a jamboree performance by Croatian singer Ziza Muftic. She will be followed by Gloria Bosman with saxophonist McCoy Mrubata, trumpeter Feya Faku, pianist Paul Hanmer, bassist Herbie Tsoaeli and…