Ethereal ensemble expressions – starting with the guimbri, a three-string bass from North Africa, soon enhanced by tenor saxophone, meditative chant, frame…
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With regret but also appreciation, the JJA turns out-of-house for coverage of notable musicians whose lives ended in the calendar year 2023.…
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In the southwest of Finland, the city of Tampere — previously an industrial center — has evolved into a cultural mecca, with 12…
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The bravely creative and far-reaching 43rd edition of Jazzfestival Saalfelden for jazz and improvised music took place in this Austrian town of…
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City of a Million Dreams – Parading for the Dead in New Orleans by Jason Berry with Dr. Michael White, looks deeply…
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The Carmel Jazz Fest debuts August 11 and 12, 2023, with more than 30 performances on eight stages on the campus of…
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As author of a volume about F. Scott Fitzgerald – the creator of the Jazz Age “brand” – I cannot resist a…
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Here we are after the MLB All-Star Break and Bastille Day, with the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters announced (congratulations, Willard Jenkins!, a…
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Years back I wrote an article headlined “Tap as Turf” for the JJA’s print newsletter, discussing how most jazz writers didn’t consider…
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Winners of the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards have emailed their appreciations for the honors, often with notable things to say about our…
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During my three decades of teaching jazz and voice, I have realized that there is a a dearth of resources available to…
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World-spanning saxophonist, composer-improviser and band leader Charles Lloyd is hailed for his Lifetime Achievement in Jazz – Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington honored as Musician of the Year and for her…
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