Jazz Articles about Terence Blanchard

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‘I Thought I Composed That’: Terence Blanchard and the Inheritance of Jazz

by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
August 4, 2026

Cadogan Hall, where Terence Blanchard and I met, was built in 1907 as a church in the Byzantine Revival style. When its congregation dwindled, the Cadogan Estate reopened it in 2004 as an arts venue, preserving Arild Rosenkrantz's stained glass and stone while the purpose was reimagined--a fitting room in which to discuss “inheritance" and “creation" in jazz, how new ideas are built within old walls. We have barely sat down, hours before he takes the stage with Ravi Coltrane, ...

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The Tension Is Where The Music Lives: Miles Davis At 100, Parts 1 & 2

by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
June 9, 2026

Celebrating Miles Davis's birthday with back-to-back concerts leads to insightful observations. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra chose to play a set of Davis's performances, remaining faithful to the original arrangements, but with a fresh take that only an accomplished orchestra could master. Terence Blanchard, with guest Ravi Coltrane, chose to celebrate him by treating us to music he had inspired, not least compositions by Blanchard himself. These two performances capture in a few hours the essence of Miles: what ...

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Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial at UMS

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 27, 2026

Terence Blanchard & Ravi Coltrane Hill Auditorium Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial Ann Arbor, Michigan February 15, 2026 How fitting that jazz titans Miles Davis and John Coltrane were both born in 1926. As the centennial of their births is celebrated across the country, tributes have taken many forms. Trumpeter Terence Blanchard has joined forces with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane for a series of commemorative performances, launching the collaboration at Hill Auditoriumon the campus ...

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Art Blakey And His Jazz Messengers: Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers Strasbourg 82

by Jack Kenny
December 6, 2025

This album captures a special concert and a pivotal moment in the history of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. It documents the re--formation of the band following the departure of trumpet player Wynton Marsalisand saxophonist Branford Marsalis. The new recruits--trumpeter Terence Blanchard and alto saxophonist Donald Harrison--were eager to prove their abilities, injecting the band with palpable energy. As was his custom, Blakey, the veteran bandleader, played with the fire and intensity of a musician just starting out. The ...

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SFJAZZ In January

by Ronald Davis
February 8, 2025

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Terence Blanchard at The Carver Community Cultural Center

by Katchie Cartwright
November 8, 2023

Terence Blanchard with the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet The Carver Community Cultural Center / Jo Long TheatreSan Antonio, TXNovember 4, 2023 San Antonio's Carver Community Cultural Center has long been a primary presenter of African American musical and educational programming in the city. Its first incarnation was as the Colored Community House, built in 1905 on land purchased by the NAACP. The building was set for demolition after desegregation in the 1970s but was ...

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Ben Wendel: All One

by Claudio Bonomi
October 17, 2023

Classe 1976, canadese di nascita, cresciuto a Los Angeles e attualmente residente a Brooklyn (New York), Ben Wendel è considerato un astro nascente del jazz contemporaneo da diversi anni. Sassofonista e compositore, oltre ad essere stato nel 2001 tra i fondatori dei Kneebody, si è costruito negli anni una solida reputazione di solista e leader firmando ben sette album che hanno suscitato l'attenzione di pubblico e critica. Questo All One non fa eccezione. È stato concepito in tempi ...