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NEA Announces 2026 Jazz Masters
November 25, 2025The NEA announced the newest recipients of this honor: Carmen Lundy, Airto Moreira, Patrice Rushen, and A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy recipient Rhonda Hamilton. Read More
Birmingham’s Jazz Renaissance Hits High Note with Hall of Fame Musicians
November 25, 2025Long after Birmingham’s heyday of jazz clubs, which dates back to the early 20th century, the city is experiencing a jazz renaissance. In August 2024, the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame museum reopened after seven years ...
NPR: 85-year-old bassist Ron Carter has no plans on slowing down
May 5, 2022Ron Carter is one of the most prolific and influential bassists in jazz history. During his six-decade career, he has recorded more than 2,000 records, and he has no plan on slowing down. More Here
Greats the Jazz Community lost in 2021
December 23, 2021We want to celebrate the notable and some less notable heroes and sheroes of the jazz community on and off the stage. Thank you all for your contributions to our world. Read More
New jazz club opening in Charlotte after nearly 20 years
November 1, 2019Larry Farber knows, in his heart of hearts, that he could be making a colossal miscalculation. Despite all of the meticulous research and planning and attention to detail the 68-year-old longtime entertainment ...
Drummer Lawrence Leathers Dies at 37
June 8, 2019Grammy-winning jazz drummer Lawrence Leathers died Sunday in New York City after an alleged assault. He was 37. Leathers was discovered unconscious in the stairwell of his Bronx apartment building and was pronounced ...
NPR: Wayne Shorter Announces ‘Emanon,’ Multiverse-Inspired Triple Album
July 27, 2018Wayne Shorter was 15 when he first wrote and illustrated his own comic book, in blue ballpoint pen. That was in 1949, and Shorter has traveled great distances since, becoming an influential saxophonist, a 10-time ...
Jon Wirtz – Tourist
June 18, 2013(Jon Wirtz) Colorado-based pianist/keyboadist Jon Wirtz displays incredible chops and a gentle touch on his second full length recording, Tourist. Wirtz’s syncopated style is featured here in a collage of ...
Joe Locke – Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads Vol.1
May 28, 2013(Motema) Vibraphonist Joe Locke is one of the great mallet men of our time. His latest product, “Lay Down My Heart: Blues & Ballads, Vol.1” delivers a nice mix of contemplative and color-filled ...
Denise King & Olivier Hutman – Give Me The High Sign
May 24, 2013(Cristal Records) Vocal Denise King and pianist Olivier Hutman are a formidable musical team. They reunite for their latest project, Give Me The High Sign, and what a wonderful work it is. Hutman, the compositional ...
