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Featured Gig | Mike Clark meets Reggie Washington & Rick Margitza

In the drum world Mike Clark has almost cult status mainly built from his work with Herbie Hancock in the 1970?s. The grooves that he created on the Hancock classics “Actual...

International Jazz Day April 30, 2018

Today is International Jazz Day 2018  with events in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation), this year’s Global Host City, and over 190 countries around the world. A series of...

Featured Gig | Hadar Noiberg, Sunset Jazz Club, Paris

This week saw the release of New York based flutist Hadar Noiberg’s latest CD, Open Fields. This coming Wednesday Hadar and her trio will play at the Sunset Sunrise Jazz...

Edition Records, Celebrating their 10th birthday

2018 is a big year for Edition Records, on 26th April 2018 the label will celebrate their 10th birthday. Label founder Dave Stapleton stated in a news post that “It gives us...

Pat Metheny to recieve Jazz FM’s Gold Award

The winner of the PRS for Music Gold Award at the 2018 Jazz FM Awards is revealed today as million-selling US jazz guitarist and educator Pat Metheny. Recognizing his life-long...

Kenny Barron to release his Blue Note Debut album.

In May this year Pianist Kenny Barron will release his first album for Blue Note Records titled Concentric Circles. The esteemed pianist, composer, bandleader and educator will...

Terence Blanchard To Release Live Album Featuring The E-Collective.

Five-time Grammy-winning trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies –...

Shake Stew | Rise and Rise Again

SHAKE STEW is Austria‘s jazz band of the hour. After playing more than 25 gigs during the first months since premiering at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2016 and selling out their...

Featured Gig | Joe Locke and guests at Dizzy’s Coca-Cola Club.

Starting on the 26th of April Vibraphonist Joe Locke will play a four date stint at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York City. Together with the Rose Theater and The Appel...

Focus on the Cully Jazz Festival – April 13 to 21, 2018

April 13th to the 21st will see the kick off to the European Festival season with the 36th annual Cully Jazz Festival. Offering 9 days of music, approximately 39 ticketed concerts...

E.J. Strickland Tours new Quintet through Europe

The month of April will see New York based Drummer, EJ Strickland tour Europe with his Quintet. Enoch Jamal (E.J.) Strickland has been described as a “world-class,...