With 2019’s Between Two Worlds, bassist Jeff Denson introduced a remarkable trio featuring guitarist Romain Pilon and drummer Brian Blade. Live dates followed and the … Read More “Jeff Denson/Romain Pilon/Brian Blade: Finding Light (Ridgeway)” The post Jeff Denson/Romain Pilon/Brian Blade: Finding Light (Ridgeway) appeared first on JazzTimes.
Today (Oct. 27) the ASCAP Foundation announced the winners of its 53rd annual Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards, which recognize outstanding print, broadcast, and online coverage … Read More “JazzTimes Contributors Are Honored at Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards” The post JazzTimes Contributors Are Honored at Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards appeared first on JazzTimes.
In 1989, jazz writer-turned-director Gary Giddins crafted Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong, with Melvin Van Peebles as the craggy musical voice of America’s first … Read More “Sacha Jenkins: Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (Apple/Imagine)” The post Sacha Jenkins: Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (Apple/Imagine) appeared first on JazzTimes.
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Check out the new album from new London collective, The Soul Dogs. The brainchild songwriter and producer Tim Shoben, The Soul Dogs’ unique blend of blues, soul and Motown interweave compelling, contemporary narratives on subjects as diverse as knife-crime (Karma), climate change (Get Ready for the Storm) and lost love (Still You Babe), fortified by
Blues Alley, the legendary Washington, D.C., jazz club, was damaged by a fire that broke out on its attic on October 25. According to WTOP … Read More “Washington Club Blues Alley Damaged in Fire” The post Washington Club Blues Alley Damaged in Fire appeared first on JazzTimes.
Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Samara Joy, and Ragan Whiteside were among the winners of the first annual Jazz Music Awards, presented October 22 at … Read More “Jazz Music Awards Announce Winners at Historic Ceremony” The post Jazz Music Awards Announce Winners at Historic Ceremony appeared first on JazzTimes.
Piano trios of yore were all about music that was “highly arranged to be loosely played,” as Michael Cuscuna aptly notes in the liner notes … Read More “Ben Sidran: Swing State (Nardis)” The post Ben Sidran: Swing State (Nardis) appeared first on JazzTimes.
What: The Soul II Soul Tour Who: Kem, Ledisi, and Musiq Soulchild When: See dates below. Click on the banner to get tickets The post Kem x Ledisi x Musiq Soulchild on Tour 2023 appeared first on Smooth Jazz and Smooth Soul.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson will return to The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas in 2023 for two nights on April 14 and 15, 2023. The shows are scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. Tickets start at $55, plus applicable fees, and will go on sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. PT. There will be an