Jerry Granelli, drummer with the Vince Guaraldi Trio, dies at 80
Jerry Granelli, the American-born Canadian jazz drummer best known for playing with the Vince Guaraldi Trio on the beloved soundtrack to A Charlie Brown...
Playlist: Soul Nation – July 20, 2021
9 PM to 10 PM Rhythm Express – Soul Nation Janet Jackson – Alright Manu Dibango – New Bell Kid ‘N Play...
Meet the 2022 class of NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts has named bassist Stanley Clarke, drummer Billy Hart and vocalist Cassandra Wilson to the 2022 class...
Pat Metheny announces new live album, 100 tour dates
Pat Metheny is planning to make a big return to live music. The iconic jazz guitarist has just announced an international tour...
Playlist: Soul Nation – July 13, 2021
9 PM to 10 PM Rhythm Express – Soul Nation (cc) Flo Rida – Low The Bamboos – Nothing I Wanna Know...
Patricia Barber announces long-awaited second standards album, Clique
Patricia Barber performs classic songs by Thelonious Monk, Stevie Wonder, Rodgers & Hammerstein and more on her highly anticipated second standards album, Clique....
Dave McMurray’s new album reimagines Grateful Dead songs
Saxophonist Dave McMurray’s second album for Blue Note Records is a jazz tribute to the Grateful Dead. On the new recording Grateful...
How major life events shaped Andy Milne’s music
Growing up as a young music student in Ontario, Andy Milne thought the Junos were possibly unrelated to his musical world —...
Regina Carter is upholding Geri Allen’s passion for music education
Over the past few decades, we’ve seen jazz education move from the bandstand to the classroom — and we’ve watched women move...
Harpist Brandee Younger makes major-label debut with Somewhere Different
Harpist and composer Brandee Younger has joined Impulse! Records to release her major-label debut album Somewhere Different. The album blends the sounds of...
Harry Connick Jr. to play Daddy Warbucks in NBC musical Annie Live!
Harry Connick Jr. has been cast to play the billionaire Daddy Warbucks in NBC’s upcoming musical Annie Live!, the network announced this week. The...
Tony Bennett to perform live with Lady Gaga following Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Legendary singer Tony Bennett will be reuniting with Lady Gaga this Friday for an MTV Unplugged concert, in what may turn out...
Charenée Wade and Jordyn Davis win BKCM’s inaugural Jazz Leaders Fellowship
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music has named Jordyn Davis and Charenée Wade as the inaugural winners of the Jazz Leaders Fellowship in support...
Charles Mingus’s full 1974 performance at Carnegie Hall issued for the first time
The complete Charles Mingus concert captured on the live album Mingus at Carnegie Hall has finally been made available for the first time. Recorded...
Ledisi pays tribute to Nina Simone with new album
Grammy-winning vocalist Ledisi is returning to her jazz roots with her upcoming album Ledisi Sings Nina, a tribute to one of her biggest influences....
New collection showcases John Coltrane’s early work as a sideman
Before becoming a legendary composer and bandleader, John Coltrane began his career as a sideman with some of the greatest names in...
Alex Cuba goes bigger than ever with Mendó
On his latest album Mendó, Alex Cuba went bigger than ever, reaching across the world to collaborate with some of Latin music’s...
Kurt Elling charts new path with funky, groovy SuperBlue
On the heels of winning his second Grammy Award this year, preeminent jazz vocalist Kurt Elling is returning with an album that...
Renee Rosnes enlists all-star quintet for Kinds of Love
Renee Rosnes has a reinvigorated appreciation for the many different shapes that love can take. With her new album Kinds of Love,...
Maria Schneider named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for latest album Data Lords
Maria Schneider has been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in music for her album Data Lords, adding to the long list of...
Al Stanwyck, ‘powerful’ lead trumpet with The Boss Brass, dies at 81
Al Stanwyck, the lead trumpeter who played for many years with Canada’s leading jazz big band, has died at the age of...
Fifty years later, Nina Simone’s Feeling Good gets an official music video
Nina Simone’s iconic song Feeling Good now has an official music video, more than half a decade after its release. The legendary musician and...
Lee Morgan’s historic album Live at the Lighthouse gets expanded reissue
Blue Note Records is releasing a full, expansive edition of jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan’s historic live album Live at the Lighthouse. It’s the...