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Lex Korten At Close Up

by Max Kutner
October 1, 2025

Lex Korten Close Up Canopy Release Show New York, NY September 19, 2025 Pianist and composer Lex Korten has been an ascendent force in the modern jazz world for several years and his appearance at Close Up represented a milestone moment for the young artist. Korten was celebrating ...

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Paquito D’Rivera Quintet at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 30, 2025

Paquito D'Rivera Quintet Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA September 26, 2025 On Friday night at SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium, Paquito D'Rivera walked out smiling, a clarinet at his side and seven decades of stagecraft in his pocket. The Cuban-born NEA Jazz Master had long argued that the hallway between the conservatory ...

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Iron Blossom Festival 2025: Jazzy Enough?

by Konstantin N. Rega
September 28, 2025

Iron Blossom Festival Midtown Green Richmond, VA September 20-21, 2025 A quick look at Richmond's relatively new Iron Blossom Festival lineup might give some jazz fans pause. With headliners like Vampire Weekend and The Lumineers, the festival looks to be serving up more indie pop-rock selections for younger audiences to consume. ...

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Reykjavik Jazz Festival 2025

by Nenad Georgievski
September 26, 2025

Reykjavik Jazz Festival Harpa Concert Hall Reykjavik, IcelandAugust 26-31, 2025 Jazz festivals are rarely just stages and instruments. They are living, breathing ecosystems, a careful weaving together of artists, ideas, and audiences. Each performer brings a unique expression, and each set is curated with an ear for the festival's identity. Financial ...

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Aaron Parks Little Big in Hong Kong

by Rob Garratt
September 26, 2025

Aaron Parks Little Big Jazz in the Neighbourhood Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Hong Kong September 22, 2025 A charged, expectant energy filled the room in the moments before Aaron Parks took to the stage. A few hours before the American pianist's debut Hong Kong appearance as leader, it ...

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Sarah Hanahan Quartet At Joe Henderson Lab

by Steven Roby
September 24, 2025

Sarah Hanahan Quartet Joe Henderson Lab / SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA September 20, 2025 A knockout. No hedging, no warmup lap--impact from the first bar and the room knew it. Sold-out first set at the Joe Henderson Lab--Sarah Hanahan's SFJAZZ debut. Outside, faces pressed close to the glass, ...

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Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 23, 2025

Ron Carter's Foursight Quartet Miner Auditorium / SFJAZZ CenterSan Francisco, CA September 19, 2025 After a 50-minute opener with no introductions, Ron Carter took the microphone, smiled, and deadpanned, “Thank you and goodnight." A beat later: “I am boss of the microphone." He waved his cuffs toward the band to take ...

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Cindy Blackman Santana Band at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
September 19, 2025

Cindy Blackman Santana BandMiner AuditoriumSFJAZZ CenterSan Franciso, CASeptember 14, 2025 On the second of two sold-out nights at Miner Auditorium, Cindy Blackman Santana opened with a brief welcome--"Blue Whale"--and nothing more. The band turned toward the center, eyes on her for the first cue, as if to agree that rhythm would set the terms. ...

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Bremer/McCoy at Norwich Arts Centre

by Neil Duggan
September 19, 2025

Bremer/McCoyNorwich Arts Centre. Contemporary Classical & Contemporary Music Norwich, UK September 15, 2025 Danish duo Bremer/McCoy craft a distinctive fusion of improvisation and electronica that transcends genre boundaries, creating music that could equally be classified as jazz, classical or ambient. Their ethereal soundscapes conjure sensations of space and the passing ...

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2025 Detroit Jazz Festival: All Free, All Jazz

by Paul Rauch
September 18, 2025

2025 Detroit Jazz Festival Hart Plaza & Cadillac Square Detroit, MI August 28-September 1, 2025 There is a story Detroit Jazz Festival President and Artistic Director Chris Collins loves to tell about an intimate conversation he had with Gretchen Valade. Valade had rescued the festival from the brink of financial demise ...