Among Danilo Perez’s most significant words of advice came from the iconic jazz trumpeter extraordinaire Dizzy Gillespie, when Dizzy instructed Danilo to learn about his...
Keyon Harrold came to the wider attention of the jazz scene by his appearance in the Miles Davis biopic “Miles Ahead” (2015) directed by and starring Don Cheadle. Harrold...
Pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini, from South Africa, tours Europe with a special trio on the heels of two successful album recordings on Blue Note Records, over the past...
Contra-bassist Ron Carter is best known for his years with Miles Davis throughout the 1960s, when Miles put together his “second great quintet,” which included Wayne Shorter...
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck southern Turkey in February 2023, the Göksel Yilmaz Ensemble is stepping up to assist the local musicians who have suffered...
Award-winning Scottish keyboardist Peter Johnstone leads a “dream team” of world class jazz talents on a six-concert tour from Thursday 19th to Tuesday 24th October....
With a large part of our readership being on the European continent, many may not be aware of Bar LunÀtico in Brooklyn, New York. However for our readers located across the pond...
Lakecia Benjamin’s fourth studio album “Phoenix” was released in January, 2023 on Whirlwind Recordings. This one is the most ambitious yet with special guests (the late)...
Taking a whole band, plus equipment, on tour from Innsbruck to Amsterdam, by bike. Master percussionist and handpan pioneer Manu Delago is known worldwide as an excellent player...
In the 1990s, jazz went mainstream on a global scale. The epicenter was London, which fueled the spread of this phenomenon across Europe, which was also simultaneously reacting to...
It was during the early days of the pandemic that the world was shocked by the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin while his colleagues stood by...