News NEA Jazz Masters ceremony comes to D.C. on Monday, honoring Pharoah Sanders, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp & Wendy Oxenhorn The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters ceremony comes to D.C. on Monday for the first time in... April 2, 2016 0
Live reviews The meaning of a legacy: Frank Sinatra’s 100th year gets a creative celebration at the Kennedy Center A Salute to Sinatra Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Sat., Dec. 12, 2015 Tribute shows are among the most demanding—and... December 30, 2015 0
Interviews ‘My country is the whole world:’ Trumpet legend Hugh Masekela reflects on a lifetime of pathbreaking music Hugh Masekela, perhaps South Africa’s greatest living musical ambassador, has been a prolific musician at the forefront of the... November 11, 2015 0
News Portrait of a Stray Thread: For Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, East River Jazz throws light on a giant often left in the shadows As Samora Pinderhuges gazed up from his piano, he let the final cadence of Billy Strayhorn’s signature arrangement of... November 10, 2015 2
Live reviews Pharoah Sanders at Bohemian Caverns: Musical Meditations from a Disciple and a Master Imagine the sound and force of a rocket engine blasting off at Kennedy Space Center: raw, sheer, overwhelming. That’s... October 17, 2015 1
Interviews Béla Fleck’s Jazz Tones: The banjo virtuoso talks about touring with Chick Corea Dr. Billy Taylor once offered a comprehensive and open definition of the word jazz: It’s both a style and... September 29, 2015 0