Sat, 21 Nov 2020 20:00:00 GMT
Since the pandemic started, musicians have been trying to find ways to play together in real time online. Two platforms — Audio Movers and Jack Trip — offer promise.
Sat, 07 Nov 2020 21:25:13 GMT
The Cuban percussionist brought the rhythms of Havana to New York's jazz clubs in the 1940s and never stopped performing.
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:00:32 GMT
Watch a duet between Elmo and Hoots the Owl on stage with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Be careful not to sprain yourself smiling.
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT
Hear the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in 2006, with four virtuoso bassists: Rubén Rodríguez, Charnett Moffett, the late Andy González, and the mighty Cachao, two years before his death.
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:21:00 GMT
Gregory Porter, Brad Mehldau and Chris Potter all appear in this 18-musician Tiny Desk quarantine concert, organized by Snarky Puppy's Michael League.
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT
On this show, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis invite the Sesame Street gang onstage. Plus, trombonist Joe Fielder's Open Sesame share rare songs from the Sesame songbook.
Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:30:25 GMT
Four luminaries – Henry Threadgill, Terri Lynne Carrington, Jimmy "Tootie" Heath and Phil Schaap – will be inducted in a ceremony scheduled, virtually, for next spring.
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:13:03 GMT
From the '80s on, Kondo stood with a new generation of free-form players, collaborating with a long list of fellow iconoclasts.
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT
How is the Philadelphia jazz community responding to the global pandemic? Pianist Orrin Evans and other musicians are taking on the challenge.
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:11:05 GMT
This year's MacArthur Fellows — recipients of what's commonly called the Genius Grant — include artists, scientists, dancers and more. They'll each receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 award.
Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:04:00 GMT
In 1962, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald gave a concert in Berlin, which was recorded but the tapes were lost. The previously unheard concert recording has been released.
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:21:44 GMT
A few years ago, pianist Renee Rosnes organized a jazz band featuring six female musicians sometimes joined by a singer. These jazz all-stars are in alignment on Artemis' self-titled new album.
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:06:00 GMT
In 1965, two young fans heard the jazz giant play at a San Francisco club and had a religious epiphany. Their church is an idiosyncratic and joyful blend of devotion to the divine — and to jazz.
Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:00:00 GMT
Philadelphia's jazz culture nurtures new artists through educational programs that work hard to ensure the genre's future.
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:01:21 GMT
As jazz experienced an awakening in the late '60s and early '70s , a record label from Oakland was at the forefront of capturing it. Now, those records are finally returning.