Jazz News
COLORADO ARTS SPOTLIGHT: JAZZ FOR MENTAL HEALTH, DENVER FASHION WEEK, INDIGENOUS ARTS LEADERSHIP, A ‘BRUCE LEE AND BEYOND’ FILM SERIES AND MORE
May 08, 2025, 10:00 AM
Your weekly arts and culture news briefs, catching you up on the latest across Colorado — plus, things to do. A list of arts, theater and musical events happening in Denver and around Colorado the weekend of Oct.
WYNTON MARSALIS ON MUSIC, LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS EARLY FUNK BAND DAYS
May 07, 2025, 11:56 PM
Marsalis has been the president of the 56-year-old Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation since 2018. He received the National Medal of the Arts In 2005 and has written or co-authored seven books, including 2008’s “Moving To Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life.”
JAZZ FEST HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED FOR SUMMER 2025
May 07, 2025, 2:57 PM
Day-closing performers on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion will include Esperanza Spalding, Monty Alexander, Kermit Ruffins and Eliades Ochoa.
CHICAGO FAVORITES AND JAZZ GREATS SET TO PERFORM AT CHICAGO JAZZ FESTIVAL 2025
May 08, 2025, 1:10 AM
The city announced its lineup for the summer festival Wednesday, featuring Grammy award-winner Esperanza Spalding, Kermit Ruffins, and other Chicago stars for the annual Labor Day weekend jazz fest.
JAZZ LEGEND MARSHALL ALLEN REFLECTS ON HIS MUSIC JOURNEY AT 100 YEARS OLD: "YOU JUST HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE SPIRIT OF THE SONG"
Apr 30, 2025, 4:44 PM
At 100 years old, Marshall Allen is still playing jazz music on tour. He spoke to "CBS Mornings" about his journey and advice for emerging musicians.
THE ROOTS, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, AND A MYSTERY GUEST HEADLINE THE 2025 BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL
May 06, 2025, 9:43 PM
The long-running Blue Note Jazz Festival returns this Labor Day Weekend (August 29-31) with one of its most star-studded lineups yet. Headlined by The Roots, Jazmine Sullivan, artist-in-residence Robert Glasper,
2025 JAZZ IN THE PARK LINEUP INCLUDES MULTIPLE GENRES, NEW ADDITIONS
May 08, 2025, 6:15 AM
East Town Association said for the first time there will be a marketplace of local vendors at this year's series.
TURNTABLE: HEAR THESE NEW VINYL RECORDS FROM OLD JAZZ LEGENDS
May 07, 2025, 4:58 PM
Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard performed at the Blue Morocco in 1967 with other top jazz artists like Bennie Maupin, Kenny Barron, Herbie Lewis and Freddie Waits. Their never-before-distributed live show is now released on vinyl for the first time.
WILLIAMSPORT CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT GUEST ARTIST MIKE TOMARO
May 08, 2025, 7:02 AM
In a press release, the Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra announced its 2025 guest artist concert will feature internationally renowned saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator, Mike Tomaro, at 7:30 p.
BRANDON WOODY STRIDES INTO THE JAZZ WORLD WITHOUT LEAVING BALTIMORE
May 06, 2025, 3:22 PM
Brandon Woody is making big moves in the jazz world — but on his splashy debut album, the young trumpeter vows to never leave his native Baltimore.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED JAZZ FEST IN 2025? ORGANIZERS RECAP THIS YEAR’S FESTIVITIES
May 06, 2025, 11:15 AM
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has wrapped up for 2025, and festival organizers are sharing how many people made their way to the Fairgrounds for two weekends of music, food and fun.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2025 SARAH VAUGHAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ VOCAL COMPETITION
May 06, 2025, 11:40 PM
Registration Now Open For 2025 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Posted in “Contest” column. Published: @ All About Jazz
JAZZ ICONS CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND BILL CHARLAP TALK ‘PLAYGROUND’ OF MUSIC BEFORE N.J. CONCERT
Apr 26, 2025, 4:09 PM
Charlap was born in Manhattan and raised amid jazz royalty. He is the son of two noted musicians: Moose Charlap, who wrote for the musical theater, including the Broadway version of “Peter Pan”; and the Grammy-nominated Sandy Stewart, who had a long career, beginning with Benny Goodman, and then singing on radio, recordings and television.
PRESERVATION HALL HOSTS MIDNIGHT SHOWS AFTER JAZZ FEST. I GOT TO EXPERIENCE IT FIRSTHAND.
May 06, 2025, 1:59 PM
Dave Matthews. Luke Combs. Marcia Ball. DJ Logic. At these mysterious shows, guests buy tickets before the lineup is announced and the performances are way different than those on the Jazz Fest stages.
HOW JEFF GOLDBLUM GOT ARIANA GRANDE TO SING ON HIS JAZZ ALBUM
May 06, 2025, 9:31 PM
Goldblum talks about his new album, 'Still Blooming,' which features vocals by Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Scarlett Johansson
VISITORS HEAD HOME, FOLDING CHAIRS IN TOW, AFTER 8 DAYS OF JAZZ FEST FUN
May 06, 2025, 3:23 AM
The 2026 Jazz Fest will again be held over consecutive four-day weekends, on April 23-26 and April 30-May 3, 2026. See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to report it. Please include the headline.
SAMARA JOY TAKES NOTHING FOR GRANTED.
Apr 29, 2025, 12:00 AM
She was the first jazz artist in over ten years to win “Best New Artist” at the 2023 Grammy awards, and has since released the acclaimed album Portrait, worked on music for the Regina King-directed “Shirley,” and won three additional Grammys.
COWBOY JAZZ BRINGS COUNTRY INTO THEIR PLAYFUL SOUND
Apr 30, 2025, 6:06 AM
“By itself, Cowboy Jazz has a lot of playfulness to it,” Smith says, sitting outside The 1905 after the quartet’s recent performance, “and it can be seen as, the music is going to be cheap.”
THE MUSIC DOESN’T STOP WHEN JAZZ FEST ENDS
Apr 26, 2025, 3:35 AM
From surprise celebrity sit-ins to jam-packed local lineups, New Orleans’ nightlife takes center stage when Jazz Fest calls it a day.
COLUMBUS JAZZ ORCHESTRA TO FEATURE BOBBY FLOYD IN 2025-26 SEASON OPENER
May 05, 2025, 12:00 AM
Jazz Arts Group also will host a series at the ... Paschal can be reached at bpaschal@dispatch.com. Music Notes: Sonic Temple, Pat Benatar among big concerts coming in May Here's Columbus' FULL ...
JERSEY JAZZ SINGER JEANIE BRYSON REMEMBERS LATE HUSBAND COLEMAN MELLETT WITH ALBUM, FILM
May 08, 2025, 8:45 AM
Now an album of songs Mellett was recording at the time of his passing, “Sing You a Brand New Song,” is available on digital platforms. Bryson and co-producer Barry Miles worked to bring forth the music, with performances by James Taylor, Chuck Mangione, Steve Gadd, Larry Goldings, Will Lee and Bryson herself.
MUSIC WORCESTER ANNOUNCES 2025-26 SEASON WITH 'STUNNING ARRAY OF TALENT'
May 07, 2025, 3:18 PM
Music Worcester's 2024-25 season is still on-going, with performances upcoming featuring the Grammy-winning trio Time For Three at the BrickBox Theater at the JMAC on May 14 and the Worcester Chorus performing works by Handel and Charpentier in Mechanics Hall on May 16.
RAPP ON JAZZ: CHICK COREA
May 07, 2025, 10:30 AM
Born in 1941, pianist and composer Chick Corea was pivotal in bridging fusion and traditional jazz. As a member of Miles Davis's band in the late 1960s, he participated in the birth of fusion.
JAZZ FEST WEDDINGS IN THE GOSPEL TENT TURN MUSIC-LOVING COUPLES INTO EIGHT-MINUTE CELEBRITIES
May 03, 2025, 3:30 PM
Weddings in the Gospel Tent are a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival tradition of their own – ‘everything is legal, there’s an ordained minister, a license, the whole nine’
CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES 40 YEARS WITH LOOK BACK AT ‘PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE’
May 07, 2025, 1:00 PM
Not many arts organizations make it to a big anniversary milestone, but the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra turns 40 this year. And when they're not molding young musical minds, they're delivering powerhouse concerts - three of them this weekend.
JAZZ NOTES: LEOPOLDO FLEMING, PULSATING PERCUSSIONIST, DIES AT 85
May 08, 2025, 4:00 AM
Leopoldo Fleming, the conguero and percussionist, and composer whose multi rhythms ignited the definitive sounds of Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, and Harry Belafonte, died on April 28 in Paterson, N.J. He was 85. His son Klzinga Fleming did not give a cause of death.
MITCHELL SET TO HOST ALL-STATE JAZZ BAND, ALL-STATE SHOW CHOIR PERFORMANCES MAY 10
May 07, 2025, 8:59 PM
MITCHELL — Students from Mitchell High School and Mitchell Christian School will take to the stage Saturday, May 10 when the South Dakota All-State Jazz Band and South Dakota All-State Show Choir performances come to town.
SWINGIN' INTO THE SPOTLIGHT: BURQUE JAZZ BANDITS BRING JAZZ-FUELED FUN TO TUMBLEROOT
May 07, 2025, 7:07 PM
When Amado Peña, Raquel Torres and Arthur Knouse met, they weren't known to the world as the Burque Jazz Bandits, but rather a group of friends who loved to hang out and swing dance on a weekly occasion.
TRAILBLAZING JAZZ CLUBS — CADILLAC CLUB, PEP’S MUSICAL BAR, AND THE SHOWBOAT — TO BE HONORED ON THE PHILADELPHIA MUSIC ALLIANCE WALK OF FAME
Apr 25, 2025, 4:07 PM
The three jazz clubs hosted a who’s who of legendary jazz artists during their 1960s heyday, including Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Nina Simone
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2025: BOTH WEEKENDS IN PHOTOS [GALLERY]
May 06, 2025, 10:44 PM
Check out galleries of photos from all eight days at the Fair Grounds for New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest 2025.
JAZZ IN THE PARK LINEUP FOR 2025 INCLUDES SOUL, STRINGS AND SALSA
May 08, 2025, 12:24 AM
The organizers of the concert series have opted to expand its sound this year, while also introducing a marketplace of local vendors.
JAZZ BEYOND BORDERS: CHINESE MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATES CROSS-CULTURAL HARMONY
May 07, 2025, 1:50 AM
Musicians perform during the 2025 Taihu Jazz Festival at the Taihu Stage Art Center, a branch of China's National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China, April 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Meiqi)
ANN MITCHELL JAZZ EVENT TO BRING TIMELESS SONGS TO PENFIELD
May 08, 2025, 8:59 AM
Music lovers in Penfield are invited to a lively celebration of jazz and community spirit on Saturday, May 18. The First Baptist Church of Penfield will host a free event featuring the Ann Mitchell Trio,
‘JAZZ’ UP YOUR DAY!
Apr 29, 2025, 11:59 PM
Although the history of Jazz music is complex and often debated, historians, for the most part, agree on the geography of its origins. Jazz started as a uniquely American sound, forged in the ...
UNEXPECTED WAYS JAZZ MUSIC CAN BOOST YOUR MIND AND MOOD
May 01, 2025, 11:51 AM
People usually associate jazz music with a traditional saxophone melody or peaceful piano music which plays in an elegant lounge setting. Jazz exists beyond its nostalgic musical qualities. Jazz represents a complex musical genre which produces powerful effects that enhance our thinking abilities while modifying our emotional state and daily functioning.
NIGHT OF MUSIC AND ART ON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY
May 08, 2025, 3:05 AM
The Zimbabwe chapter of International Jazz Day is in its second year and is organised by renowned guitarist Josh Meck. It debuted last year at the same venue. Businessman and jazz patron Stephen Margolis was the guest of honour.
VACA MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR JAZZ MUSICIAN, EDUCATOR STOUT SET FOR MAY 15
May 08, 2025, 3:08 AM
The Vacaville memorial service and celebration of life for Keith Stout, a founder of the Vacaville Jazz Festival and a music educator, will be at 10 a.m. May 15 at Valley Church, 5063 Maple Road, his family has announced.