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The Tension Is Where the Music Lives: Miles Davis at 100, Part 3

by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
August 26, 2026

Herbie Hancock Celebrates Miles Davis Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA August 19, 2026 The Hollywood Bowl began as a picnic ground called Daisy Dell, a canyon chosen for its acoustics, willed into being largely by women, chief among them Artie Mason Carter, a music teacher who believed music was for everyone ...

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Moldejazz Jam Sessions: What Makes Them Tick?

by Daniel Mège
August 26, 2026

Jam sessions are greatest fun for jazz musicians and the audience. Yet behind their apparent spontaneity lies one of the most demanding traditions in jazz. Learning the repertoire, the language and the unwritten codes can take years, and it is in this sometimes intimidating setting that musicians can make or break their reputation. The Moldejazz jam ...

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Canarias Jazz Y Mas 2026

by Larry Pryce
August 26, 2026

Canarias Jazz Y MasAuditorio de Tenerife Adán MartínSanta Cruz de TenerifeJuly 3-25, 2026 Having barely survived the “inner city blues" (more on that later) of intense London temperatures during three successive heatwaves it was with some relief to revisit the Canary Islands to enjoy some cool jazz at their annual jazz festival. ...

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Clara Wedel Quartet at Jazzclub Hürth

by Matty Bannond
August 23, 2026

Clara Wedel, Simon Pesch, Gabriel Spindler, Jiaxiang Jack Wang Jazzclub Hürth Hürth, Germany August 14, 2026 Vegetation had yellowed in the farmland and meadows huddled around Hürth, with greenery blanched to a sandy color by successive summer heatwaves. Shady forests were off-limits after local politicians urged the public to cut the ...

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Take 6 at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
August 19, 2026

Take 6 Miner Auditorium SFJAZZ Summer Sessions 2026, four-night residency, Aug. 13--16, 2026 San Francisco, CA August 16, 2026Four decades in, Take 6 still builds its sound on close listening, disciplined arranging, shared history, and a belief that melody outranks everything else. Across an afternoon masterclass, a conversation with founder Claude ...

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Tony Miceli and Chuck Redd At Chris’ Jazz Cafe

by Victor L. Schermer
August 12, 2026

Chuck Redd and Tony MiceliSteve Weiss Mallet FestivalChris' Jazz Cafe August 1. 2026 For several years, vibraphonist Tony Miceli has arranged with vibraphone makers and music schools and venues in the area to hold a yearly Vibraphone Festival, with performances, workshops, and interviews designed to improve performance, networking, and exposure of ...

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Charles Lloyd at the Umbria Summer Jazz Festival 2026

by Rhonda Wagner
August 12, 2026

Charles Lloyd Quartet Arena Santa Giuliana Umbria Jazz Festival Perugia, Italy July 6, 2026 It was a night to remember in Perugia, Italy. During a brutal heat wave sweeping across southern Europe, the legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd performed at the Umbria Jazz Festival in the open-air Arena Santa Giuliana, at ...

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Jazz em Agosto 2026

by Stefano Merighi
August 11, 2026

Jazz Em Agosto 2026 Fondazione Gulbenkian Lisbona 31 luglio-9 agosto 2026 È arrivata all'edizione 42 “Jazz Em Agosto," di scena negli spazi sontuosi della Fondazione Gulbenkian a Lisbona, sempre con la direzione artistica di Rui Neves. Ed è stata un'edizione all'insegna dell'eclettismo stilistico, dove il jazz continua ...

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Bill Frisell and Ambrose Akinmusire at NoMad Jazz Festival

by Paul Reynolds
August 7, 2026

Bill Frisell and Ambrose Akinmusire Baruch College NoMad Jazz Festival New York NY August 3, 2026 It's not uncommon to describe jazz duets as musical conversations. But the term, suggesting some silences and even disagreements, isn't quite right for an encounter as uninterrupted and musically telepathic as that of Bill ...

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Michael Leonhart Orchestra at the 2026 NoMad Jazz Festival

by Paul Reynolds
August 5, 2026

Michael Leonhart Orchestra Rizzoli Bookstore NoMad Jazz Festival New York NY August 2, 2026 Spontaneous creation in jazz usually doesn't extend to the arrangements for a 17-piece orchestra. But Michael Leonhart--who disclosed from the bandstand that his orchestra “did not rehearse for this performance"--wound up arranging on the fly for ...