The 2024 Litchfield Jazz Festival (LJF) was held from July 26 to 28 at the Frederick Gunn School in Washington, CT. Several Grammy Award winners were part of this 29 th year’s line-up.

Key to Jordan’s fast-track acclaim is his mastery of a special technique on the guitar’s fretboard. Instead of conventional strumming and picking, Jordan’s innovative “touch technique” is an advanced ...

Mears Park is the epicenter of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, June 20-21 Jazz fans and the jazz-curious have three opportunities to sample top talents from the local and international scene in the ...

At the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, clarinetist and bandleader Doreen Ketchens finished her set in the Economy Hall tent and announced her next gig: “We’ll be back on the street ...

Each summer, during Festival International de Jazz De Montréal (FIJM), the city of Montréal comes alive with so many musical events that extend well beyond the Festival. One of these events took place ...

Renowned Twin Cities jazz ensemble the Larry McDonough Quintet pays tribute to the music of Miles Davis, performing selections from the Grammy-winning soundtrack to the 2015 film, Miles Ahead.

On Fire: Live From The Blue Morocco is a never before released recording of jazz trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard, captured live in 1967 at the Blue Morocco jazz club in The Bronx, with his quintet ...

In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts is a 3-LP album that contains previously unreleased recordings from two 1977 concerts by Charles Mingus’ last band. The band was a quintet featuring Ricky Ford ...

With roots in the church and a solid foundation of musical education Joyann Parker found her authentic voice later in life. Then, she created her own blend of roots music that combines soul, R&B, ...

Avant-garde composer, pianist, arranger, and bandleader Satoko Fujii is known for the variety and complexity of her compositions and the ferocity of her playing. I find her piano music intriguing with ...

by Don Berryman The title of this album comes from the lines “Where should we go after the last frontiers? Where should the birds fly after the last sky?” These are from the poem “ The Earth is ...