In 1975 alto saxophone legend and former Monk bandmate, Charlie Rouse, made a recording with Brazilian musicians melding modern Brazilian music with jazz. This reissue tells another tale of two ...

At the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, clarinetist and bandleader Doreen Ketchens finished her set in the Economy Hall tent and announced her next gig: “We’ll be back on the street ...

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The end of 2023 was so busy with music that I forgot to start the Lead Sheet in time for New Year’s Day! The Phil Hey Quartet at kj’s Actually that is the tip of the iceberg of holiday gigs in the ...

In its 11 th year, the TD James Moody Jazz Festival was once again held largely at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). This has become one of the premier autumn jazz events in the ...

A newcomer to Volstead’s Emporium would probably be put off. They would see a line extending from a large metal door located in a back alley behind Bill’s Imported Foods in Uptown. Occasionally, a ...

Pete Whitman conducts the JazzMn Orchestra, coming to Chanhassen Dinner Theater December 11th Looking Back–November Joyce Lyons at Crooners November was busy on the Twin Cities jazz scene although for ...

Buster Williams and Something More © Kevin R. Mason The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival turned 30 in 2022! The SummerStage production took place from August 24-28, and ...

Alto saxophonist extraordinaire Miguel Zenón is releasing his longstanding quartet’s first-ever live album featuring pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer Henry Cole. Vanguardia ...

It’s been more difficult than ever to figure out what season it is, but play it safe and just refer to this as Jazz Season. That seems appropriate anyway. I didn’t get out as much this past month as ...

The Buster Williams Quartet © Kevin R. Mason The 2022 JazzFest White Plains took place from September 14 to 18. This was the 11 th festival, and it has become quite ...

It’s been a wild year in the life of the planet and the nation, and we can anticipate that 2025 will not likely bring us more calm or cleaner air. I am ending 2024 with a very personal listing of my ...