In Pictures
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The Birdland Big Band at Birdland Jazz Club
by Dan Bilawsky
Happy hour on Friday is for unwinding, leaving the work week's burdens behind and--if you're lucky, and in the New York City area--catching The Birdland Big Band. That ensemble has long been holding court at its namesake club in a liminal space between afternoon and evening, filling the gap between life's structured nine-to-five commitments and the weekend's reprieve. Its music, mirroring both sides of that reality, walks a line between tight team work and personal freedom, allowing and encouraging ace ...
Continue ReadingThe Anna Webber Nonet at the Jazz Gallery: Reflections from the Edge of a World Gone Awry
by Dave Kaufman
The Jazz Gallery has functioned as a vital incubator for the New York jazz scene since its founding in 1995, specifically designed as a non-profit space where the primary goal is artistic risk rather than commercial viability. Anna Webber has a longstanding relationship with the Gallery; she was the 2022 recipient of the Margaret Whitton Award for female composers who lead their own ensembles. A celebrated composer and musician, Webber received the BMI Foundation Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize in ...
Continue ReadingTonolo Donatiello Chevillon Rossy 4th "Play Carla Bley" at Milestone Jazz Club, Piacenza, Italy
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos “ Play Carla Bley" from the Tonolo / Donatiello / Chevillon / Rossy 4th, concert at Milestone jazz club in Piacenza, Italy, on January 24, 2026 featuring Pietro Tonolo, Walter Donatiello, Bruno Chevillonand Jorge Rossy. ...
Continue ReadingJazz Festival Munster "Shortcut" 2026
by Gabriele Guala
A collection of photos from the Jazz Festival “Shortcut" in Münster, featuring four bands that performed on January 3, 2026, at Theater Münster, followed by a free improvisation session on January 4 at the Dominikanerkirche. Performances included Robinson Khoury; Eve Risser with Nainy Diabaté and Lina Belaid; and the Richard Koch Quintet. Richard Koch and Nora Thiele also gifted the audience a rich blend of sounds--ranging from classical Arabic music and Bach to African and Balkan tradition--weaving these ...
Continue ReadingLew Tabackin Quartet At Klavierhaus
by Tanja Momcilovic
A collection of photos from the Lew Tabackin quartet concert at Klavierhaus in New York City on December 12, 2025 featuring Lew Tabackin, Bruce Barth, Jason Tiemann and Boris Kozlov. A brilliant performance. ...
Continue ReadingReimagining Bitches Brew at the New York City Winter Jazzfest
by Dave Kaufman
Each year, the New York City Winter JazzFest, in collaboration with the music-promotion collective Pique-Nique, presents its “Take Two" series, which revisits and reimagines landmark recordings from the jazz canon. Previous editions have paid tribute to historically significant works, including a memorable presentation of Max Roach's Members, Don't Git Weary (Leo Lab, 1968) several years ago. This year's “Reimagine Bitches Brew" event, which took place at Le Poisson Rouge (LPR) on January 13, 2026, extended that lineage, situating the album ...
Continue ReadingBraxton Cook Plays SFJAZZ
by Ronald Davis
A collection of photos from the Braxton Cook concert at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco on January 18, 2026 featuring Braxton Cook, Paul Cornish, Wayne Matthews Jr. and Paul Reinhold. ...
Continue ReadingMatteo Paggi 5th "Giraffe" at the Milestone, Piacenza, Italy
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from the Matteo Paggi 5th “Giraffe" concert at Milestone Jazz Club in Piacenza, Italy, on January 10, 2026 featuring Matteo Paggi, Lorenzo Simoni, Vittorio Solimene, Andrea Grossi and Andrea Carta. ...
Continue ReadingBuddy Guy at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago
by Sandra Kozintseva
In January, as he has done for decades, Buddy Guy returned to Chicago for a residency at his Buddy Guy's Legends club. This year the 89 years old blues legend presents 16 shows to a packed audience. ...
Continue ReadingNorth Sea Jazz Festival 2025
by Giovanni Guadalupi
A collection of photos from the North Sea Jazz Festival in Ahoy from July 11th 2025 to July 13th 2025 featuring Jamila Woods, The Philharmonik, Rotterdam Philarmonic Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell, Sheila E. and the E-Train, Judith Hill, Herbie Hancock, Dino D'Santiago, Mary J. Blige, Alfredo Rodriguez, Nduduzo Makhathini, Aja Monet, Zo! Gospel Choir, Samara Joy, Maxwell, Celeste, Cory Wong, Thee Sacred Souls, Ambrose Akinmusire, Odeal, Sabrina Starke, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Durand Bernarr and Jazzmeia Horn. To read my festival coverage, go here. ...
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