Comprehensive reviews of Newport, NN North Sea Jazz Festivals and Jazz Day in Montenegro — Notes from Austin, Montreux, Rochester, Syracuse and Tri-C (Cleveland) Jazz Festivals, the Chicago Blues Festival and Edmonds WA Jazz Walk — More Festival coverage: Hear Northampton Jazz Fest’s Ruth Griggs, JJA Jazz Hero, on The Buzz Elias Haslanger at Monk’s Club — A power bigger than the city? — Austin, Texas by Thierry De Clemensat When I arrived in Austin after leaving France, I discovered a city unlike any other, a place where music seems to live in every street, every venue and every conversation. … Continue reading Festival Summer 2026 – Field Notes