Apr 23, 2024 11:45 AM
Celebrated Jazz Producer, Historian Michael Cuscuna Dies at 75
It is not easy to bid farewell to a best friend, knowing that it’s a final goodbye. Michael Cuscuna, who succumbed to…
“Within our uniquely limited instrumentation, we can get people loud and excited,” Kahil El’Zabar says of his 50-year-old Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.
(Photo: Michael Jackson)Apr 23, 2024 12:18 PM
The occasion needed some fire. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, percussionist, cultural torchbearer and bandleader Kahil El’Zabar sat for a…
Cuscuna played a singular role in the world of jazz as a producer of new jazz, R&B and rock recordings; as co-founder of a leading reissue record label; as a historian, journalist and DJ; and as the man who singlehandedly kept the Blue Note label on life support.
Apr 23, 2024 11:45 AM
It is not easy to bid farewell to a best friend, knowing that it’s a final goodbye. Michael Cuscuna, who succumbed to…
Irabagon has simultaneously released two albums on his own label, Irabbagast Records.
Apr 23, 2024 11:03 AM
If ever there were an artist who has earned the label “enigma,” it would be saxophonist Jon Irabagon, whose…
Luciana Souza and Trio Corrente began their current U.S. tour with a performance at Boston’s Regattabar.
Apr 23, 2024 10:51 AM
Luciana Souza is the most justly renowned Brazilian jazz singer working in the United States. Trio Corrente is…
Apr 19, 2024 2:03 PM
This Saturday, April 20, promises to be yet another Record Store Day celebration for vinyl freaks spanning all genres…
“Einstein was a violinist, Max Planck was also a musician and Stefon Alexander plays saxophone,” says Donald Harrison about the relationship between science and music.
Apr 16, 2024 12:17 PM
“If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” That sage advice from Charlie Parker became Big Chief…
Two ECM reissues of historic albums by saxophonist Jan Garbarek, shown here with pianist Keith Jarrett, celebrate his 50 years on the label.
Apr 16, 2024 12:11 PM
It has become standard practice for jazz labels of any substance and historical depth to revisit, remaster and re-issue…
The International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert on April 30 will feature performances by an international roster of artists from all corners of the globe.
Apr 16, 2024 12:03 PM
The 2024 edition of International Jazz Day will be celebrated in more than 190 countries on April 30. UNESCO…
A photo collage of this year’s JJA Jazz Heroes.
Apr 16, 2024 11:19 AM
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced its 2024 class of Jazz Heroes, which includes 33 activists and advocates…
The Lemon Bucket Orchestra dives into the crowd at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:42 PM
Ah, spring, when a jazz fan’s mind turns … to summer festivals! From fantastic locales to intimate encounters, from…
Crowds pack downtown Ottawa for the festival.
Apr 10, 2024 9:37 PM
Forty-five years after a handful of jazz enthusiasts in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Ottawa transformed their…
