The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have named Jason Moran one of their MacArthur Fellows for 2010. The jazz pianist and composer was awarded the prestigious fellowship today along with 22 other new Fellows who work across a broad spectrum of endeavors, including a stone carver, a quantum [...]

Six years ago, Israeli pianist Anat Fort set up a New York recording session with Perry Robinson, Ed Schuller and Paul Motian. Touched by the musical outcome, Motian recommended the project to Manfred Eicher and the recording was mixed and issued as A Long Story on Eicher’s ECM label in [...]

On October 19th, 482 Music will release Empathetic Parts, a very special recording by Loose Assembly, one of the two working groups headed by Chicago drummer/composer Mike Reed. This album features the legendary Roscoe Mitchell, a founding member of both the AACM and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Loose Assembly [...]

The New Gary Burton Quartet, featuring guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez, is set to perform at Manhattan’s Blue Note jazz club on October 19-24. The week-long engagement will serve as the North American debut for the group, which made its world premiere at the Red [...]

Detroit-based Mack Avenue Records has signed the Grammy-winning Yellowjackets to its roster. The label announced the signing recently during the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival, where the group headlined on the Carhartt Amphitheatre Stage. Comprised of saxophonist Bob Mintzer, keyboardist Russell Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Will Kennedy (who [...]

The Los Angeles Jazz Society’s (LAJS) 27th Annual Jazz Tribute Awards Dinner & Concert, honoring percussionist Poncho Sanchez (pictured above) with the organization’s Jazz Tribute Award, will be held Sunday, October 10, at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown Hotel. Pianist and composer Mike Melvoin will also receive a Lifetime Achievement Award [...]