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Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT at BOP STOP
by John Chacona
Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT BOP STOP at the Music Settlement Cleveland, OH September 9, 2026 What might have been on the minds of listeners who considered attending a concert by Adam O'Farrill's ELEPHANT, but who didn't know quite what to expect? Since the band had a name and not a ...
Rachel Spencer: Trumpeter Making Artistic Statements
by R.J. DeLuke
A person's journey in life that takes them into the world of music and, more specifically, down a path that leads to becoming a professional player and performer is an individual and personal thing. There are some similarities with fellow musicians, but each story unfolds amid circumstances and events that are unique to a given individual. ...
John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective
by Ian Patterson
With the advent of his birth centenary, John William Coltrane is on our minds again. But then he nearly always is. His influence on generations of saxophonists is palpable. For countless musicians the term “Coltranesque" can be a badge of honor or a millstone around the neck. With the exception perhaps of Miles Davis--whose centenary also ...
Den Andre Festivalen #9
by Daniel Mège
Den Andre Festivalen Oslo, Norway September 4-5, 2026 The Other Festival, The Other Collective, The Other Ensemble, Other Records: a unique binational initiative L'Autre Festival/Den Andre Festivalen (in French and Norwegian; The Other Festival) is a unique jazz festival that grew out of a master's project at the Norwegian Academy of Music ...
Jazz & Wine in Montalcino 2026
by Marco Iacoboni
Jazz & Wine in Montalcino 2026--ventinovesima edizione Castello Poggio alle Mura, Fortezza Montalcino (SI) 20--26 luglio 2026 Sette sere, due palcoscenici, e un unico filo rosso che da quasi trent'anni tiene insieme le colline del Brunello e il linguaggio più libero della musica. Anche nel 2026 Jazz & ...
Finely Tuned Elephant, Federico Malaman, Christian Frentzen, Kam Falk, Senri Kawaguchi
by Len Davis
From Ottawa, Finely Tuned Elephant bring some seriously good fusion, then Italian bassist Federico Malaman joins Frank Gambale, and German keyboardist Christian Frentzen teams up with Nir Felder. Producer and keyboard player Kam Falk joins drummer John Favicchia, while Japanese Drummer Senri Kawaguchi is captured live at Blues Alley. Also from Japan, cellist Mariko Muranaka teams ...
Julius Hemphill: Marty Ehrlich and Tim Berne Remember a Musical Visionary
by Dave Kaufman
Julius Hemphill, a brilliant alto saxophonist and extraordinary composer, was a towering figure in avant-garde jazz and creative music. Yet his body of work remains surprisingly little known, even among aficionados of this sort of adventurous music. Hemphill's music demonstrated a deep feeling for the blues and other African American traditions. His creative vision extended well ...
Jasur Khalilov: From Falak to Fusion
by Anastasia Bogomolets
Jazz has always been a music of dialogue, shaped by encounters between cultures, traditions, and individual voices. In Tajikistan, a post-Soviet country in Central Asia, one of the spaces where this dialogue has taken place is the Dushanbe International Jazz Festival (Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan), an initiative that brought together musicians from Central Asia, ...
Remembering Randy Weston on his centennial
by Larry Slater
Two legendary artists, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, celebrated their centennial in 2026. Lost in the numerous tributes to these towering figures are several important artists whose centennial has been overlooked.Randy Weston was a pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Described as “America's African Musical Ambassador," Weston once ...
New York City Jazz Performance Preview: Fall 2026
by Paul Reynolds
New York season includes the first fall programs from two recently opened midtown clubs--The Pocket and Jazzcultural and higher-profile shows for fine emerging performers such as singer Ekep Nkwelle and pianist/arranger Joe Block. The preeminent departure is that of Wynton Marsalis who, after 30 years in the job, will lead his last season as ...
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