The Bad Plus has been commissioned by Duke Performances and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to create a reappraisal and rearrangement of Igor Stravinsky’s iconic Rite of Spring. The trio will premiere their work on Saturday, March 26, at 8 p.m. in Reynolds Theater in the Bryan Center [...]

On Sunday night, bassist/singer/composer Esperanza Spalding became the first jazz musician to ever win a Grammy in the “Best New Artist” category. She was nominated along with Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & the Machine, and Mumford and Sons. On strictly musical terms, it’s no surprise the Spalding took home the [...]

British Columbia native Diana Krall has enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship with the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Organizers for that auspicious event have just announced that the singer/pianist will return to Montreal this summer for three solo performances on three consecutive evenings (June 26, 27 and 28) during the [...]

On February 15, bassist and composer Ben Allison will be kicking off what promises to be one of the more adventurous new music series in New York City — an ongoing, year-long Tuesday night residency at Kush on New York City’s Lower East Side. Beginning on February 15, Allison will [...]

On Tuesday, March 1, Anthony Braxton and the not-for-profit organization Tri-Centric Foundation will publicly launch a comprehensive new website documenting the composer’s music and legacy. The site, to be accessible at http://tricentricfoundation.org, will offer an array of unprecedented features, including exclusive access to Braxton’s extensive personal archive of live recordings and the first-ever [...]

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959):  To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album.” The CD, released this past Spring on DDB Records/Emarcy/Universal, was Executive Produced by Bridgewater.  The 42nd Annual [...]