Out everywhere June 13, 2025! Ask any true jazz fan to draw up a list of the greatest vocalists of the modern era and the name Dee Dee Bridgewater will inevitably appear at the top. Repeat the exercise for contemporary…
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced 46 winners of its 2025 JJA Jazz Awards, the 30th annual celebration of excellence in creation of jazz music and jazz-related media. Professional members of the non-profit JJA – the writers, photographers, broadcasters, videographers,…
The Long-Time Supporter Of The Performing Arts Community Provides $6.3M In Grants To Support Artists (May 1, 2025 – New York) Today, May Day, the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF) announced the six recipients of the 2025 Doris Duke Artist Awards – the largest…
The Rolling Stones, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal and Steve Earle are among the guest musicians who recorded songs for a new tribute album to zydeco legend Clifton Chenier. “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco” features those musicians along with…
via University of Miami Frost School of Music News and Events Dean Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg, who has led the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami since 2007, will step down from his position…
Fabiola Méndez accompanies Bad Bunny for his NPR Tiny Desk Concert, along with backing band LoS SOBRiNOS, keyboardist Luis Irizarry, producer “Big Jay”, bassist Krystal Santana, gïuro and tamborine player Emanuel Santa, and fellow cuatro player Luis Sanz. Fabiola Méndez…
via Financial Times The band’s third Blue Note release delivers edgy dynamics and mixed emotional shades Renee Rosnes assembled the all-women band Artemis in 2016 for a European tour to mark International Women’s Day. Nine years on, the band’s third…
The main event: The 2025 GRAMMY Awards, officially known as the 67th GRAMMY Awards, took place at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb.2. GRAMMY WINNERS Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Remembrance” — Chick Corea and Béla Fleck Best Alternative Jazz Album:“No More…
Voting closes February 28th, 2025 11:59 pm CST. The 46th Blues Awards will take place May 8th, 2025 in Memphis, TN. Album of the Year: Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside Traditional Blues Album: Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside Traditional Blues…
via No Depression Catherine Russell & Sean Mason – My Ideal There are jazz singers, there are great jazz vocalists, then there is Catherine Russell. For her ninth album, she forgoes her usual backing band and performs alone with pianist Sean Mason.…