In Pictures

Photographers report on jazz happenings from around the world or present a group of photos based on a theme. Photographer? Learn more about In Pictures here.

Francesca Tandoi Trio at OCK

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 25, 2026

A collection of photos from the Francesca Tandoi Trio concert at OCK in Ostrów Wielkopolski on October 14, 2026 featuring Francesca Tandoi, Pasquale Fiore and Stefano Senni. ...

Kevin Hays Awakening Quartet at The Pocket Jazz Club

by Dan Bilawsky
October 22, 2026

Pianist Kevin Hays has a gift for capturing the ineffable joys of discovery, and his Awakening Quartet frames that truth as well as any ensemble he's ever put together. Teaming with three fellow explorers/catalysts--saxophonist (and recent MacArthur “genius grant" recipient) Immanuel Wilkins, bass heavy Matt Brewer, and drummer nonpareil Brian Blade--Hays found(ed) a band that dances on a knife's edge and delights in the possibilities within those unknowns. Taking to the stage on October 9, 2026, at one of ...

Miles Electric Band at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days 2026

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 21, 2026

A collection of photos from the Miles Electric Band concert at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days featuring Jean-Paul Bourelly, Keyon Harrold, Robert Irving III, Munyungo Jackson, Darryl Jones, Antoine Roney, Greg Spero, Vince Wilburn Jr., Rasaki Aladokun and DJ Logic. Other photo reports from the same festival: Tomoki Sanders at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Adrian Younge at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Lizz Wright at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Jowee Omicil at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Mammal Hands at Warsaw ...

The Monterey Jazz Festival 2026 Did Not Disappoint

by Ronald Davis
October 19, 2026

A collection of photos from the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey CA from September 25, 2026 to September 27, 2026 featuring Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Ron Carter, Melissa Aldana, Veronica Leahy, Emmanuel Michael, Christone Kingfish" Ingram, David Sánchez, Shemekia Copeland, David Virelles, Dezron Douglas, Ravi Coltrane, Elé Howell, Brian Blade, Linda May Han Oh, Sylvia Cuenca, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Rufus Reid, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Kyle Poole, Joey Alexander, Reuben Rogers, Ron Blake, Gerald Clayton, Gregory Hutchinson, Emmanuel Michael, ...

Jazz is Alive and Well in NY: A Jazzcultural Friday

by Dan Bilawsky
October 15, 2026

Jazz clubs and communities are two very different things, yet Spike Wilner has managed to perfect the formula to meld them into one. The noted proprietor and pianist has long been creating and maintaining hospitable environments for the music and the musicians--at Smalls, the best jazz basement in the business, and Mezzrow, its complementary piano haven with a more intimate vibe. And back in March of 2026, he branched out uptown, to West 46th Street, with Jazzcultural. Adopting ...

Ron Carter Foursight Quartet at Birdland

by Dan Bilawsky
October 13, 2026

There are hints of autumn everywhere. The leaves are turning. Temperatures are dropping, winking at sweater weather. Everything is coming up pumpkin. And for the initiated--in The City That Never Sleeps, at Birdland, “The Jazz Corner of the World"--Ron-tober has taken hold. A major sign of the season, Ron Carter's month-long run at that club has become a welcome traditional that draws fans from near and far. At 89 years of age, the most recorded bassist in history ...

September 2026 at SFJAZZ

by Ronald Davis
October 8, 2026

A collection of photos from the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco from September 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026 featuring Christian McBride and Ursa Major, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis, Cyrille Aimée, Mathis Picard, Paul Cornish, D-Erania Stampley, Miguel Marcel Russell, Greg Hutchinson, Russell Gunn, Marcus Miller, Simon Phillips, Bill Evans--Saxophone, Destiny Muhammad, Glen Pearson, James Mahone, Grace Kelly, Brian Simpson, Nduduzo Makhathini, Leon Joyce, Jr., Arthur “Chico" López, ...

Hania Derej Trio at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 7, 2026

A collection of photos from the Hania Derej Trio concert at Wytwórnia in Lodz on July 16, 2026 featuring Hania Derej, Mateusz Szewczyk, Gniewomir Tomczyk and a guest appearance by Krzysztof Kusmierek. Other photo reports from the same festival: Dust Bunny at The 19th Summer Jazz Academy, QuartSky at The 19th Summer Jazz Academy, The Young Mothers at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy, Robinson Khoury Quatuor Demi-Lune at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy, Aether at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy. Look ...

Peter Bernstein with the Jimmy Masters Trio at The Sandler Center

by Mark Robbins
October 5, 2026

Jazz musicians often have a musical conversation onstage. One musician introduces an idea, another responds, and the music develops through that back and forth. They listen closely to one another, picking up on rhythms, melodies, and small changes in the moment. The result can feel spontaneous and personal, as if the musicians are speaking to one another without words. When guitarist Peter Bernstein joined the Jimmy Masters Trio, it felt like you were listening in on a conversation ...

Joshua Redman at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival in Chicago

by Sandra Kozintseva
October 3, 2026

Under the vaulted ceiling of a cathedral, 1,500 people listen with bated breath. No mic. No speakers. No band. Just Joshua Redman and a saxophone filling the enormous space with a century of jazz. A fitting late-night performance for the 20th anniversary edition of the Hyde Park Jazz Festival and a powerful reminder of just how much one musician can say with a single instrument. ...