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Charlie Brown Christmas famous jazz legend Jerry Granelli dies at 80
Jerry Granelli, jazz legend and gifted music teacher best known for his sweet drumming on the soundtrack of A Charlie Brown Christmas, is dead. He was 80 years old. A message posted Tuesday on Jerry Granelli's Facebook page said he was…
Brixton Village Lates announces free DJ nights playing Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, Latin,…
After a short hiatus, the team at Brixton Village Lates are back with another summer of music from a DJ program from both markets. This year will see the usual mix of surprise DJs and promoters, playing the best of Funk, Soul, Jazz,…
Critique “In Harmony”: the masters of modern jazz left too soon
Twenty-four seconds after the start of "What Is This Thing Called Love?" by Cole Porter who opens the new two-disc version "In Harmony" (Resonance), trumpeter Roy Hargrove utters the melody before embarking on unexpected but completely…
Jazz Mailbag, Part 1 – L’Athletic
We haven't carried a Utah Jazz mailbag in about a month, so here's one, as we head into NBA Draft week and free agency. There are so many questions that we are going to have to divide them into several mail…
Dara Tucker and Greg Bryant Head to Rudy’s Jazz Room | Nashville Cream
Music City has been fortunate for many years to have the jazz-centric husband-wife duo of Greg Bryant and…
Kippie Moeketsi and Hal Singer – ‘Blue Stompin” – London Jazz News
Kippie Moeketsi and Hal Singer – blue trample'
(WABB-091. Album review by Adam Sieff)
Any release featuring a South African alto saxophonist Kippie Moeketsi (1925-1983) should be warmly welcomed. This is a reissue of a 1977…
Inaugural Jazz By The Beach to light up Perth’s music scene
The first Jazz By The Beach is expected to bring a slice of New Orleans jazz to the streets of Scarborough in Perth for two days of world-class live music next month (August 14-15).
The idea of English-born and Perth-based performer…
Hot Sardines to bring classic hot jazz to Indian Ranch in Webster
WEBSTER - As an enthusiastic duo, then as a trio, singing, playing and tap dancing to the music of great jazz classics like Fats Waller was just for fun.“We started playing as a hobby,” said Elizabeth Bougerol.Then things heated up for The…
Cuban jazz funk phenomenon Cimafunk announces New York residency
Jazz-funk avant-garde Cimafunk, one of the brightest and most exciting figures in Cuban music of recent years, has announced a two-show residency at one of New York's most legendary venues .
The Blue Note Jazz Club will host two historic…
The best jazz on Bandcamp: June 2021
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Take a trip to space with this jazz quartet
Authors and music critics review four new albums, including Ephemera Quartet Black holes and modulations; the latest offering from the husband and wife duo of Sydney Gavin and Niyati Libotte, Goldfinch; the familiar tones of Joan…
KATE BAKER and Pangea are all kinds of cool
Going through Pangea's front door last night was like coming home. The restaurant that has fought to stay alive throughout the pandemic retains the warm, welcoming vibe and all the energy of the neighborhood that makes it a favorite of…
Juini Booth, jazz bassist and member of Sun Ra Arkestra, dies at 73
Juini Booth, jazz bassist and longtime Sun Ra Arkestra member, has passed away. Band manager Jack Reich confirmed the news to Pitchfork on Thursday (July 15th). Booth's family said Buffalo News that the musician's health had deteriorated…
Jazz album review: “Freedom over everything” by Vince Mendoza
By Michael Ullman
There is a contrast here, an understandable impatience with current events placed alongside belief in MLK's view of the long arc of the moral universe. Neither cancels the other.
Vince Mendoza and the Czech National…
Brecon Jazz is back with a mix of live, recorded and virtual performances
The Brecon Jazz Festival is set to make its much-anticipated return next month, with a mix of live and virtual events.
The Brecon Jazz team gave B&R an exclusive preview of some of their exciting plans for this year's “hybrid”…
Harry James Angus to share the stage with South African jazz talent
After a year of closures and uncertainties, ardent trumpeter Harry James Angus is looking to bring some joy back into the unknown.
Angus will be in Adelaide to perform alongside a cohort of top graduates from the University…
ABC appoints Joe Gelonesi to lead ABC Classic and ABC Jazz networks
The ABC has appointed Senior Creative and Editorial Director Joe Gelonesi as ABC Classic and ABC Jazz Content Director to drive national networks' continued commitment to distinctive Australian music and talent.In his role as head of…
Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral is looking for volunteers for the September 6th event
As the Quiet Resorts take advantage of the midsummer, a small group of locals are planning and hosting a light end-of-summer celebration known as Bethany Beach Jazz Funeral, which is back after a hiatus. one year. due to COVID-19…
The Extended Cut: Mattia Prete – Moon, Please Don’t Go [Jazz-O-Tech]
Mattia Prete has been at the heart of Techno Jazz, a new musical movement where free improvisation and jazz instrumentation meet the futuristic and hypnotic mechanics of techno. Prete has worked in this niche as a DJ, live performer and!-->…
Jazz Album Review: Sarah Wilson’s “Kaleidoscope” – Unrelievedly Upbeat
By Michael Ullman
On this record, the trumpeter, singer and songwriter Sarah Wilson offers warm music, a little funny at times, and very well played in a modest way.
Sarah Wilson, Kaleidoscope (Brass Tonic Records)
Before trumpeter,…
Emma-Jean Thackray pushes the boundaries of jazz on “Yellow”
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Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra – ‘Tales From The Jacquard’ – News, reviews,…
Julian Siegel Jazz Orchestra - Jacquard Tales (Whirlwind Recordings. Album review by Richard Lee)
For 25 years, the saxophonist Julien siegel has established himself as a leading player in a variety of ensembles, including his own…
Brandee Younger, Daptone, Kurt Elling & More: Jazz Week
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and remarkable stories from the world of jazz. It's a one-stop destination for the music news you need to know. Let's take it from the top.
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Daptone celebrates its 20th…
How important is bringing Mike Conley back? Can Utah improve with free agency, draft? –…
We're less than three weeks away from the NBA Draft. Less than a month from the start of free agency.The offseason has already been a whirlwind for the Utah Jazz. He's about to go even faster.In the relative…
Essential funds for the brain surgery of a jazz star
Jazz veteran Musa Manzini is once again facing an uphill battle with R200,000 needed to fund his life-saving operation.
The jazz guitarist made waves in 2018 by gently playing his guitar in a rare six-hour 'awake' operation to remove a…
Legendary Harlem jazz trumpeter, singer and conductor Doc Cheatham, 1905 – 1997 (video)
Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, better known as Doc Cheatham, June 13, 1905 - June 2, 1997, was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and conductor who lived at 50 West 106th Street in Harlem, New York.
He is also the grandfather of musician Theo…
I feel jazz: Istanbul festival to energize the city with dynamic rhythms
Celebrating jazz music and its unifying effect, the Istanbul Jazz Festival will once again sweep the city. A series of exclusive events have been planned for the 28th edition of the festival, which is supported by the…
Columbus Jazz Group looks forward to live performances of 2021-22
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Jazz Arts Group helped the public stay in touch with their interior Duke Ellington, Count Basie or Dave Brubeck.Thanks to limited capacity concerts, a surprise visit from the great jazzman Wynton…
PBJ and jazz shows at the Topiary Park
Jazz Arts Group PBJ & Jazz Family Concert Series Returnsat Topiary Park this summer for a program of three free live concert series. CedricEaston, Mary McClendon and Bobby Floyd will each pay homage to one of their jazzhero in an hour…
Isaiah Katumwa brings smooth jazz to the calculation of dance
Katumwa has expressed his debt to the American saxophonist, calling him his "longtime idol" - and indeed his song with Koz is titled "Nsiima", Luganda for "gratitude". You can even think of the stunning and catchy eponymous track from the…
No need to be blue about JazzFest: Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues has a full week planned
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) - For over 25 years, mid-July in Sioux Falls was synonymous with JazzFest.
The music event that brought artists like Joe Walsh and Sheryl Crow to Yankton Trail Park for a free concert was on hold after…
Central Romania: the Jazz at Bran Castle festival returns with a new edition in August
The eighth edition of the Jazz at Bran Castle festival will take place this summer in the inner courtyard of the famous Bran Castle and at the Evangelical Church in Rasnov, central Romania. The event is scheduled for August 27-29.
This…
Bassist of the Jazz-Rock Fusion Giants Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever Was 80
Rick Laird, whose bass guitar skills graced a number of jazz rock's foremost fusion groups in the 1970s, died Sunday at the age of 80. No cause of death was given, but he had recently entered palliative care.Laird's work was among the…
Trickster Carousel brings vaudeville-inspired swing and jazz to the Boulder Theater – Boulder…
On the cover of David Williams' album "Snake Oil" Trickster Carousel, viewers meet the gaze of a blonde shyly holding a snake in front of her face. Behind it is a red striped background that we can only assume to be a panel from a carnival…
Ensemble Tarek Raouf: a brand new Egyptian group bets on modern jazz – Music – Arts…
“Bar 22, again stress more, and again; That's it ... ”Tarek Raouf holds his trumpet and directs the musicians during a rehearsal. As they step up on consecutive bars, loud sounds coming from a trumpet (Tarek Raouf), a trombone (Michael…
“The Native Afro-Jazz Sounds of Philip Tabane and his Malombo Jazzman” – News, Reviews,…
The native afro-jazz sounds of Philip Tabane and his Malombo Jazzman' (WABB-090. Album review by Adam Sieff)
This is another very interesting South African vinyl reissue from Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies, which follows their…
Q&A: Jazz musician Johannes Wallmann pays homage to a creature he has never met | Music
I knew that was not what I wanted to do. This might be the only time I can do that, and I didn't want it to be a drag on string players. I wanted them to have a good experience and to be equal partners in what was going to be essentially…
Jazz Album Review: John McLaughlin’s “Time for Liberation” – Driven by the…
By Michael Ullman
To my ears, veteran guitarist John McLaughlin is both a jazz and rock player, and more.
John McLaughlin, Release time (Logix Records Summary)
Although in 1963 he began recording frequently in London with Gordon Beck and…
The night I played ‘hot jazz’ with Louis Armstrong
Another opportunity for us to offer our help came when beefy clarinetist Joe Muranyi revealed he was prowling the stage in beach sandals because his black shoes were missing. We offered to find him a pair, but he saw no chance of success:…
40th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival returns with live performances at Forsyth Park
Savannah, GA (WSAV) - The 40e The annual Savannah Jazz Festival returns to Hostess City in late September. Organizers announced Friday that the festival will return this year with live performances at Forsyth Park.
This comes…
Narberth Jazz Jazz Garden Party stage at Lampeter House, Lampeter Velfrey
AFTER 15 months without access to live music, Narberth Jazz has an exciting event planned for this month,
The event that has taken so long to come is a Jazz Garden Party in the stunning outdoor setting of Lampeter…
ABC Classic and ABC Jazz commission 15 new works to support various Australian artists – News
ABC Classic and ABC Jazz have announced the recipients of the inaugural $ 90,000 Composers' Order Fund to support new Australian music from emerging and diverse voices. The 15 selected projects were chosen from 150 applications. Each…
Jazz singer Libby York and conductor Hari Cameron team up for the July 16 event
As for the local celebrities who have risen to fame outside of Delmarva, singer Libby York and chef Hari Cameron are prime examples.
The two will join forces at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 16 to raise money for Paul Kares by Paul Cullen,…
SA: the Standard Bank Jazz Festival unveils its 2021 program
Confirmed international artists include Richard Bona (Cameroon) and Gerald Albright (United States). They will be joined by local artists Marcus Wyatt, Nduduzo Makhathini, Lira, Judith Sephuma, Sisonke Xonti, Feya Faku, Bokani Dyer, Dumza…
CESAREO GARASA: Having jazz, will travel – BJW moves to a new place | Music
As with the music it promotes and provides, when it comes to the Bakersfield Jazz Workshop, the beat goes…
OGUN Records celebrates collaboration between jazz artists in UK and South Africa
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Jazz album review: “Thank you Miles! Live at Vienna” – Of historical as well as…
By Allen Michie
Davis solos less on Thank you miles than I would have liked, but he plays with precision, taste and expression.
Miles Davis, Thanks Miles! Living in Vienna (Warner / Rhinoceros)
One of the great joys in a jazz lover's life…
Dennis Lindsey’s change in role could signal a big change in Jazz’s front office –…
For weeks, rumors of Dennis Lindsey's departure from his position as executive vice president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz swirled in NBA circles.On Sunday evening, these talks became…
JazzMan Barcelona – Live Jazz Heaven
I'm not the type to do concerts in big stadiums. I think the last big gig I attended was either Led Zeppelin at Earl's Court or Frank Zappa at Wembley Arena, London, during the good '70s. I much prefer…
Billie Holiday: the best films and documentaries on the jazz icon
Billie (2020)This unprecedented documentary crosses the tragic destinies of the jazz icon and the American journalist Linda Kuehl, passionate, even obsessed, by the singer with a troubled past. Kuehl has spent years collecting over 200…
The 29th Saint-Louis Jazz Festival ends in Senegal
The biggest African jazz festival "Saint-Louis Jazz Festival" organized in Senegal has come to an end.
Senegalese musical group, Misaal were the last to perform at the festival, in the…
Latin Jazz and Afro Funk at Yurts
If you have been to The Yurts in Paphos Village in Simou, you will know that visiting these Mongolian style tents and spending the night under the stars is reason enough to venture to this unique place. But in addition to offering…
Song Continues For “The Jazz Corner” After “The Corner” Fails In Trademark…
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While jazz outliers might invoke Miles Davis' album "On the Corner" and rock aficionados would hasten to quote Creedance Clearwater Revival's "Down on the…
Artemis ready to cure post-pandemic crowd with music at Jazz Fest
Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival returns this weekend after the COVID-19 stain wiped out what would have been its 43rd edition last summer. Still feeling the effect of the pandemic, the 43rd Saturday and Sunday festival will be…
2021 Jazz In The Valley returns with Javon Jackson, Curtis Brothers, Lakecia Benjamin and more
Jazz in the Valley (JITV) returns on Sunday, August 15, 2021, from noon to 6:00 p.m., with a celebration of the legacy, history and future of jazz. Presented by TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc., the one-day festival features its…
Istanbul embraces ‘new normal’ with jazz festival
The 28th Istanbul Jazz Festival arrives in September with a fantastic lineup, great outdoor venues, and plenty of free concerts in the parks.…
Highsnobiety Launches Digital Jazz Festival and You’re Invited
2020 has been a trying year overall, but the ramifications for the arts have been particularly devastating. As concerts and festivals around the world continue to be canceled and many artists struggle to make ends meet, Highsnobiety has…
Qello Concerts by Stingray Announces Live Broadcast Program of Famous Montreux Jazz Festival |…
Montreux Jazz Festival on Concerts from Qello by Stingray is presented by UBS
From July 2 to 17, free livestreaming from Altin G ü n, Annie Taylor, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Nathy Peluso, Oscar Anton,…
27th Annual Balcones Heights Jazz Festival Adds Summer Concert, July 16
The 27th Annual Balcones Heights Jazz Festival has announced the addition of a Simmering Summer Jazz Concert July 16 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. to its year-long concert series.This summer's free concert will feature San Antonio's Joe…
Heritage Listed Airport Jazz is dripping with house, funk and disco
Heritage Listen combines genres with ease on Jazz at the airport, a perfect jam for your home party playlist.
Heritage Listed is the last act that only brings good vibes to your ears.
With a knack for…
Women in jazz still face many obstacles to success
Photo by Slim Emcee on Unsplash
It is a cliché that music is a meritocracy, in which success is seen as the result of a combination of talent and effort. It is likely, however, that some musicians find the work environment…
This new underground jazz bar is the epitome of cool
The details are a bit murky, and it's done on purpose, but we guarantee that the new underground jazz club Daddy Rabbit is exactly what New York City needs right now.
Photography: Andy Chapman
Go ahead and Google the name. You won't…
Savannah Jazz Academy Pre-teen produces “The Entertainer” podcast
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| For Savannah Morning Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iusifYH-bIChristina Campbell is only 11 years old, but she already has a knack for interviewing people.His talent is evident in his interview with drummer, author and…
Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Leading Cancer Organizations Collaborate to Launch the First and Only…
DUBLIN, June 14, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced the launch of Nothing Small About It (www.nothingsmallaboutit.com), an online program developed in consultation with cancer organizations from…
Brighten it up! Three music concerts to attend in Cape Town this weekend
Weekend Breakfast Host Sara-Jayne King shares her top three picks for this weekend and they're all about music.
Nothing to do this weekend?…
jazz supergroup led by Mike Nock to perform special show at Kiama | Illawarra Mercury
news, latest news, Four of Australia's most esteemed jazz musicians head to Kiama this month after a series of sold-out concerts. Mike Nock (who brought jazz to the organ at Wollongong Town Hall) turns 80 by teaming up with Hamish Stuart,…
Donovan Mitchell scores 45, rallies jazz ahead of Clippers – WKRG News 5
through: JOHN COON, Associate Press
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Zimbabwe: Zim Duo for the virtual concert of Harlem Jazz
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Future local jazz musicians Bradley Sibiya and Chiedza Muchena will break new ground today when they perform at the annual virtual fundraising gala concert hosted by the National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJZMH),…
Beyond the Headliners – some of the top picks for the Wellington Jazz Festival
Jazz can be a meditation, entertainment, manifestation, experience, party, romance and more. The many faces of jazz are alive and well at this year's Wellington Jazz Festival, with a concert program that has something for everyone. As…
Mabi Thobejane was a gentle giant of jazz: New Frame
South African politicians who don't know much about music were seething with excitement when the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge briefly broke the internet in 2020. Jerusalema's beat sampled the “eish… eish” of traditional BaLobedu…
8 Things To Do This Weekend: Puerto Rican Celebration, Jazz Festival, and CT Trails Day
Looking for safe and fun weekend activities for the whole family? We have eight ideas for you!
On Saturday, witness an incredible event - the celebration and the Puerto Rican caravan from Hartford honoring essential workers. You…
Pianist Omar Sosa opens SF Jazz Festival to a live audience
Omar Sosa's solo concert on Tuesday, June 1 is the first event with an in-person audience at the SFJazz Center since March 2020. Photo: Rick Swig
There was a feeling of excitement for the first day of school on Tuesday, June 1, as over…
Jazz Pharmaceuticals to attend Jefferies Virtual Healthcare conference on June 2, 2021
DUBLIN, May 26, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) today announced that its leadership team will provide company insight and business and financial updates at the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on…
Rag’n’Bone Man and Arlo Parks prepare for the Montreux Jazz Festival | People
Rag'n'Bone Man, Arlo Parks and Inhaler are on the program of the Montreux Jazz Festival.The 2021 Breakthrough BRIT Award winner 'Anywhere Away From Here' hitmaker and rockers from Dublin will take the stage when the legendary music festival…
The Unknown Jazz Genius: a new CD box set highlights the native of Toledo
During a brief shining moment in the mid-1940s, Arv Garrison, originally from Toledo, was considered one of the best jazz guitarists in the world. A resident of Toledo for most of his life, Garrison was a musician!-->!-->…
Ja Morant scores 47, but Donovan Mitchell and Jazz win
Welcome to Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop-shop for all the latest results from each NBA playoff series. Here's a look at Wednesday's games.Ja Morant made history in his second game in the playoffs alone, scoring a…
Tickets for the London Jazz Festival are on sale and Ronnie Scott’s reopens
One of London's best known and beloved concert halls, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho, has reopened. If, like me, you like the sound of skronking saxophones and phrases like "modal-flavored post-bop", that will be great news.
Obviously,…
Ugandan Isaiah Katumwa shares post-COVID jazz anthem Dance Again
It was co-written, produced, recorded and mixed by American saxophonist Darren Rahn who scored over 25 No.1 radio singles and multiple Grammy nominations for his work with Nick Colonne, Julian Vaughn, Jonathan Fritzen, Dave Koz, Paul Brown,…
Utah Jazz is the seed in the West, but can this team make a dent in the NBA playoffs? –…
Rudy Gobert's rookie season with the Utah Jazz was marked by defeats and frustration. The Jazz were a young team, used as a punching bag throughout the league. It was a team vice president, Dennis Lindsey,…
Matthew Halpin – ‘Chords’ – News, reviews, articles and commentary from the…
Matthew Halpin - The agreements
(Frutex Tracks FT012 - Album review by Peter Slavid)
Matthieu halpin is a powerful and imaginative saxophonist, composer and improviser, born in Dublin and now based in Ireland and Germany. Like many…
Here’s how to take a sunset cruise to experience jazz in New York City
Tuesday night I found myself in the middle of the Hudson River, somewhere I never imagined I would be. The sun had just started to set and the water was a bit choppy with thunderstorm clouds rolling over Lower Manhattan.
Fortunately, I was…
Steppin ‘Out Jazz Band honors Nancy Wilson at Technopolis 20
The Steppin 'Out Jazz Band pays homage to singer Nancy Wilson, the' songwriter 'as she loved to be known, in this tribute featuring a selection of her songs, artfully interwoven with captivating details about her life and music. .From her…
Jazz World Trio – Live At GBH
GBH and JazzBoston present JazzNOW: without borders, Boston's celebration of International Jazz Day, originally broadcast live from the magnificent Fraser Performance Studio at GBH on April 30, 2021, and featuring the Jazz World Trio, with…
Zimbabwe: Jazz festival ignores Covid-19 and goes virtual
Despite the global Covid-19 pandemic affecting some entertainment industry events, organizers of this year's Jazz Festival said the event will be held virtually.
The festival started with a workshop yesterday to equip the artists.
The…
Cape Town Jazz Fest’s Rashid Lombard chooses his favorite tracks
African artists then combined the styles of jazz from the United States with the many traditional musical forms of the continent and, in the process, evolved the genre.
Musicians such as Mulatu Astatke, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Isaiah…
Jazz World Trio celebrates International Jazz Day with concert and conversation
Jazz pianist Witness Matlou PHOTO: THERESA FOSTER
Jazz pianist Witness Matlou knows the power of music on social change. It changed her life and gave her the opportunity to give back to her community while traveling…
Free online jazz festival and heritage celebration
"Connecting the Tradition" is the theme of an online jazz festival, presented today by the Center for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Arts & Culture at the University of Johannesburg, the Center for…
Victim who accused city’s famous jazzman of alleged rape speaks out
Through Nathan Adams April 24, 2021Share this article:To shareTweeterTo shareTo shareTo shareE-mailTo shareCape Town - The alleged victim of a famous Cape jazz musician, accused of raping, treating and sexually assaulting the man as a!--sse-->!-->!-->!-->…
The Arlington Jazz Festival is April 23-25
The 10th Arlington Jazz Festival will once again be presented virtually.For this anniversary year, presenter Arlington Jazz has scheduled a series of hour-long concerts presented online over a period of three nights. The festival will be…
10th Annual Arlington Jazz Festival April 23-25
Last updated: April 09, 2021 Written by Mary CurtinThe 10th Arlington Jazz Festival will once again be presented virtually, this year from April 23 to 25, from 8 to 9 nightly.For this milestone anniversary year, presenter Arlington Jazz has…
10th Annual Arlington Jazz Festival was held
The 10th Arlington Jazz Festival will be presented virtually again, this year from Friday April 23 through Sunday April 25, 8-9 nightly.
For this milestone anniversary year, presenter Arlington Jazz has scheduled a series of one-hour…
South African Jazz: Connecting Tradition
Around the world, April is recognized as Jazz Appreciation Month. Affectionately known as JAM, the month is used to celebrate the legacy of jazz. In light of this, local jazz institutions are…
Angola hosts the 10th edition of the International Jazz Festival
Luanda - Angola will host the 10th edition of the International Jazz Festival on April 30, which will bring together Angolan, Cameroonian, Chadian, Gabonese and Congolese artists, the organization announced Thursday in Luanda.
Addressing…
Gin and Jazz Manyano | Arts
Gin Africa Co is delighted to bring you the Gin & Jazz Manyano experience. An intimate two-day community gathering over Easter weekend (April 2-3) where we'll bring together the best of live music, people and food. Headlining…
Interview: “Dialogue” by Ol ‘Burger Beats & Vuyo. is a jazz-infused…
An album in preparation for three years, Dialogue. is the result of a collaboration between the Norwegian producer Old Burger Beats and Norwegian-South African rapper Vuyo. The project consists of relaxed rhythms infused with jazz and…
The Brubecks, jazz and the fight for justice
July 1979: The Dave Brubeck Quartet performs at Alexandra Palace in London with Dave Brubeck on piano, Jerry Bergonzi on tenor saxophone, Chris Brubeck on bass guitar and Randy Jones on drums. (Photograph by Denis Williams, National…
The Drive – ‘Can You Feel It’ – London Jazz News
The reader - can you feel it(We Are Busy Bodies WABB-076. LP review by Adam Sieff)
In 1971, three members of the group Heshoo Beshoo - alto saxophonist Henry Sitholehis brother, tenor and baritone saxophonist Stanley Sidhole and drummer…
The Brubecks, Jazz and the Fight for Justice: New Frame
Shortly after the 1976 Soweto student riots, almost 45 years ago, legendary jazz composer, pianist, conductor and human rights activist Dave Brubeck toured South Africa . The links between the Brubecks and South Africa would bond…
Jonathan Butler to launch Cape Town International Jazz Festival online series
Jonathan Butler of Cape Town to kick off JazzFix - the new online series from the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) - with its 2019 back-to-school show. The Grammy-nominated guitarist will join singer and TV host Unathi!-->…
5 must-see shows at PDX Jazz Festival 2021
In 2021, attending a performance festival is a bit like trying out a new restaurant: there is a lot of talk about how “we do things a little differently here”. Most of the time, that translates to something like “Now everything is…
Pamplin Media Group – PDX Jazz Fest: Live (and virtual) from South Africa at the Rose City
International concerts, musical films, local shows punctuate the 18th event, which was to change like everything else. Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of normal life, the Biamp PDX Jazz!-->…
Various artists (Bokani Dyer, Thandi Ntuli, The Ancestors…) – ‘Indaba Is’ – London Jazz…
Various artists (Bokani Dyer, Thandi Ntuli, The Ancestors – Indaba is(Brownswood Recordings. Album review by Dick Hovenga
Johannesburg's vibrant jazz scene has been making an impression for many years, but has never before been…
Jazz legend Jonas Gwangwa was laid to rest on Friday
Internationally renowned jazz icon and cultural activist Jonas Gwangwa was laid to rest in Johannesburg on Friday. The funeral was broadcast live on YouTube today, and we'll include the video below.
The service was held at Christ The…
Jonas Gwangwa, South African jazz musician and activist, dead at 83
Jonas Gwangwa – the South African anti-apartheid activist, composer and jazz trombonist – has died, NPR reports. The news was confirmed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. "A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our…
South African jazz “giant” Jonas Gwangwa has died aged 83
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music fueled the fight against apartheid, died on Saturday at the age of 83, the presidency announced.South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela (left),…
Jonas Gwangwa, the “giant” of South African jazz, dies at the age of 83
South African jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music fueled the fight against apartheid, died on Saturday at the age of 83, the presidency announced.
President Cyril Ramaphosa led tributes to the legendary musician who…
The Month In Jazz – January 2021
William Parker deserves a Pulitzer Prize, or at least a MacArthur Fellowship. His work is nearly 50 years deep at this point and encompasses vocal and instrumental music (his own original compositions and brilliant reinterpretations…
Ibrahim Khalil Shihab Quintet with Mankunku: Spring — great South African jazz rediscovered
South African jazz took a hit in the early 1960s when many of its leading lights - Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba - went into exile, many of them dying before their time. By the end of the decade, however, music was healthier, poised…