New York Jazz

Sounds of Cuba and New Orleans

They call New Orleans “the northernmost Caribbean city,” and Cuba is a culturally rich relative. These two hotbeds of rhythm are combined in Herlin Riley presents: Sounds of...

Transformation with Glenn Close and Ted Nash

On January 30th through February 1st in Rose Hall, a melding of the performing arts will take the stage entitled Transformation with Glenn Close and Ted Nash. This groundbreaking...

Is New York becoming the new Paris for up-and-coming artists?

For much of the twentieth century, Paris was the go-to place for American artists looking to hone their craft, but now it seems that trend has been reversed. From Hemmingway to...

Summer in the City – Dizzy’s Club Music Feast

Dizzy’s Club has a summer season full of world-class jazzers that will bring the heat with the beat. Weekend headliners include: Jon Faddis – July 18-21,  Catherine...

Organist Joey DeFrancesco Jams with the JLCO

It’s not every day you see a Hammond B-3 organ immersed in a jazz orchestra, but that’s exactly what’s happening at Jazz at Lincoln Center May 17-18 in Rose Theater as...

McCoy & McPherson both 80 play with Wynton Marsalis

Combine the hottest big band in the business with two of today’s greatest living jazz legends and you’re promised an evening of inspiration and love for the art form called...

Kurt Elling’s Big Band – March 1-2 / Rose Theater

Grammy® winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling brings his world premiere performance of The Big Blind, a radio-style musical drama to Rose Theater on March 1st and 2nd. Co-written by...

The Oscar Peterson Story by Scott Thompson

Born in Montreal, Canada in 1945 to parents from the West Indies, Oscar Peterson became one of the most renowned pianists in jazz history. On February 22-23 in The Appel Room at...

Jason Miles reports from Jazz Congress 2019 in New York.

Editors note: Grammy award-winning producer Jason Miles attended this year’s Jazz Congress 2019 in New York.  All of our team really appreciate Jason and his support. ...

Wadada Leo Smith – America’s National Parks

Visionary composer, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Wadada Leo Smith brings his multi-media presentation of America’s National Parks to The Appel Room for one night only on...

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels: 80th Birthday Celebration

Tenor titan, bandleader, and composer Charles Lloyd has played with everybody from Cannonball Adderley to Howlin’ Wolf. He is a leading figure on the ever-evolving jazz scene...