Editors note: Maria Schneider continues to add awards to her we deserved tally. Each year, in the USA, the National Endowment for the Arts bestows the nation’s highest honor...
The drummer, percussion, composer, ethnomusicologist Barrett Martin has played on many Rock, Blues and World Music albums and last year won the Latin Grammy for producing...
Paul Hanson is one of the world’s best-known jazz bassoonists. Playing an instrument more often associated with classical music, he has managed to clear his own path building a...
Formed in 1995 the Zurich Jazz Orchestra has rightly earned it’s place among Europe’s top professional Big Bands. From it’s humble beginnings as a rehearsal band and...
The North Sea Jazz Festival is one of those Iconic European festivals that has gone along way in defining the genre. Founded in 1976 by entrepreneur Paul Arket the festival is not...
Italian guitarist Jan Sturiale embarks on a European tour this summer to promote his latest album titled ‘Roadmaps’. The album is Sturiale’s fourth album to date and...
American singer Hailey Tucks story sounds like something that has come out of a F. Scott Fitzgerald book tinged with a little Christopher Isherwood. Born in Texas, she moved to...
Where are all the women in Jazz? They’re here, you just don’t know about all of them. There has been an incredible amount of discussions recently about the lack of women in...
On May 19th, Kyle Eastwood, bassist, composer and band leader, celebrates his 50th birthday. Brought up in a showbiz family environment (Clint Eastwood is his Dad) and only...
Today sees the release of British vocalist Beverley Beirne’s first single from her upcoming CD “Jazz Just Wants to have Fun”. Raised on a diet of Jazz and 80s pop...
To say French Pianist Laurent de Wilde is a versatile musician is an understatement. Not only is Laurent an award winning jazz pianist, he is also a highly respected composer and...