Mondo Jazz, a new radio program hosted by Italian-turned-New Yorker Ludovico Granvassu, with a mission of showcasing international jazz that’s not readily available on...
“Not just for all Coltrane and Jazz fans, but for anyone seriously interested in 20th century music. This soundtrack features 11 tracks from the film, Chasing Trane: The...
Reggie Washington continues his tribute to Jef Lee Johnson with the release of Rainbow Shadow – Vol 2. Reggie already had in mind the tunes he wanted to record for this 2nd...
Wednesday 15 November 2017 Today marks the halfway point for this years London Jazz Festival. The many concerts that have already taken place have delivered countless highlights...
Renowned Ohio based conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory of Music announced that Sonny Rollins has donated a generous gift to establish he Oberlin Conservatory of Music Sonny...
This week saw the release of the new album from Greek vibraphone player Christos Rafalides. Born in 1972 in Kozani, Greece, Christos Rafalides can’t remember a time where he...
The worldwide tour continues as the Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet completes their sweep of Europe and Scandinavia, and launches the second leg of the U.S. Tour at The Jazz Standard...
Fred Kaplan has written a very interesting article in Slate magazine . The Sonny Rollins Bridge Project seeks to rename NYC’s Williamsburg Bridge to commemorate Rollins’...
Yesterday marked the birthday of Rudy van Gelder, the recording engineer who shaped the sound of jazz. Regarded as the most important recording engineer of jazz by some observers,...
Many people who have never heard the name of Mulo Francel will nonetheless be aware of his playing, because the saxophonist is one of the founder members of Germany’s most...
Vienna, Rome, Seoul… Iiro Rantala and Ulf Wakenius are musicians who travel the world, always on tour as leaders of their own projects. So it was something of a fluke that...