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International Jazz Day from Australia Nationwide on PBS.

For our American readers, a not to miss PBS special airs tonight. A new PBS special brings viewers an inside look at the 2019 All-Star Global Concert from Melbourne, Australia....

UNESCO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY – April 30, 2019

In November 2011, UNESCO officially declared April 30 “International Jazz Day”. UNESCO wants to emphasise the importance of jazz and its diplomatic role in the unity...

Thelonious Monk Institute to be renamed “Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz”

Last week the Board of Trustees of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz announced that effective January 1, 2019, the Institute will move forward under the name the Herbie...

Interview with Mike Clark, The ultimate “Groove Meister”

At the age of 71 you would expect to be reflecting on a long career while sipping a Pina Colada on a beach in the Caribbean. Often not the case with musicians and definitely not...

10 Living Legends of Jazz Prove Nobody Can Out-Dress the OGs

Jazz and high fashion are not the most likely bed partners however GQ Magazine recently published an expose with jazz greats including Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter...

International Jazz Day Host Cities Announced

International Jazz Day is a global celebration, declared by UNESCO in 2011, recognizing the power of jazz music to promote peace, intercultural dialogue and meaningful...

Herbie Hancock’s Greatest Long Island Memory

This Friday Herbie Hancock plays the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts (Long Island NY), Now 77, Hancock continues to dazzle while pushing the creative envelope both in the...

Herbie Hancock embarks on U.S. leg of his 2017 World Tour.

Featured Image: Douglas Kirkland Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his...

Herbie Hancock, Craig Taborn & Kamasi Washington shine at Gent Jazz 2017

Gent Jazz Festival 2017 held over seven music filled days between 6th and 16th of July. I was one of the 34, 000 people who came to the festival. I was able to spend six days at...