Sep 26, 2014
Kenny Wheeler, one of the giants of British jazz, died last week at the age of 84.
Born in Canada in 1930, the trumpeter and composer joined the London jazz scene after moving to Britain in 1952. He played in groups alongside the likes of Ronnie Scott, John Dankworth and Tubby Hayes as well becoming part of...
Sep 25, 2014
Today is the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the celebration of the New Year 5775. The traditional greeting for the day is "L'Shanah Tovah" - "A Good Year".
Bassist David Chevan of the Afro-Semitic Experience has been working on some jazzed up versions of music associated with the High Holidays for the past few...
Sep 22, 2014
One of the highlights of the early Fall Jazz season will be the release of a CD lead by the exciting tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. Lathe of Heaven is his first album as a leader in a decade, but is his third appearance on ECM Records in 2014, after gracing sessions with Billy Hart, and Enrico Rava and Stefano...
Sep 21, 2014
Temple University Libraries, Ars Nova Workshop and Resonance Records will host a panel discussion on this concert with noted Philadelphia-based jazz critic and author Francis Davis (who was in attendance at the concert as an undergraduate student at Temple) and noted Sun Ra biographer and jazz historian John Szwed,...
Sep 19, 2014
Can jazz become culturally relevant again? That provocative title kicks off a new column called "The Big Question" on allaboutjazz.com. Founder Michael Ricci wants your input, so check out the initial posting by click this link.
Not to surprise anyone, but the initial posting is a bit grim. Here's a sneak peak of a...