For nearly two decades, the world knew precisely where to find Kevin Eubanks. For five nights a week, the acclaimed guitarist was cranking up the band as music director on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno. This past Spring, after 18 years on the job, Eubanks decided to move on, [...]

The Paul Winter Consort, along with Armenian singer Arto Tuncboyaciyan and the Forces of Nature will celebrate the winter solstice with four performances, held over three days in mid-December, at Manhattan’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. This is the Consort’s 31st annual Winter Solstice Celebration, and continues the age-old [...]

South Florida Jazz — the Sunshine State’s premier jazz organization — has announced its 2010-11 Concert Series Lineup, and it’s a good one. The season kicks off with Chick Corea (pictured above) playing a solo-piano concert on November 20. As with all of the shows slated for this year’s series, [...]

Wadada Leo Smith, one of the world’s great composers and trumpeters, will perform with his Golden Quartet at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on November 20. The concert will take place from 8-10 p.m. in the Coolidge Auditorium on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building. Accompanying [...]

As part of the 2010 Jazz Interlude Benefit, Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art will host an after-party event on Tuesday, November 2, from 9 p.m. to midnight. The after-party will be held in MoMA’s Agnes Gund Garden Lobby and will be highlighted by a live performance by the Roy Hargrove [...]

The storied jazz/funk/fusion band, the Headhunters, are currently finalizing tracks for Platinum, a CD set for release early next year on the Owl Studios label. The disc will feature guest appearances by several intriguing names, including Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Killah Priest, and Del the Funky Homosapien. In the meantime, [...]