An interesting book came out on October 19. Titled Innerviews: Music Without Borders (subtitled Extraordinary Conversations with Extraordinary Musicians), it consists of 24 in-depth and revealing discussions that the book’s author, Anil Prasad, had with a stylistically wide-ranging array of musicians. Some of you may know Prasad as the founder [...]

If you’re wondering where Herbie Hancock and his Imagine Project band will be on December 11, well, they’ll all be in Oslo, Norway, performing a concert during the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington will host the 17th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which will take place [...]

The 2010/2011 season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open has begun. Don’t know what Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open is? Well, for starters it’s an ongoing concert series held in a very cool performance and art space in Brooklyn called Littlefield. The concerts always feature top-flight artists. (Since 2007, the series has [...]

The dynamic composer/trumpeter Sarah Wilson has just been awarded a prestigious “Investing in Artists” grant in the Artistic Innovation category from The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI). She is one of 11 California artists (and just two musicians) to receive the grant this year. The “Investing in Artists” grants program was [...]

The schedule for JAZZ @ South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) 2010-2011 has just been released, and it’s studded with stellar talent. The season kicks off with two shows on November 6 by the Max Weinberg Big Band, a swinging 15-piece ensemble that harks back to the days of Basie [...]

On Monday, October 18, there are probably about 50,000 more expensive and far less interesting things you might do in New York City than heading to the CUNY Graduate Center at 365 Fifth Avenue, where, from 7-8:15 p.m., jazz critic Gary Giddins and bass-playing jazz legend Ron Carter will engage [...]