Albert “Tootie” Heath will be celebrated in impressive fashion on October 1 during the 14th annual Giants of Jazz benefit concert at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange, New Jersey. Each year, a highlight of the Giants of Jazz concert is the presentation of the South Orange [...]

From September 15-18 at Jazz Standard in New York City, saxophonist, composer and arranger Miguel Zenón will celebrate the release of Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook, his new recording of classic Puerto Rican songs for Marsalis Music (available August 30). The Jazz Standard week will kick off Zenón’s national [...]

If you haven’t yet visited the handsome little house in Corona, New York where Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille lived for the last three decades of his life, it’s worth the trip. I went six years ago, and I still have fond memories of standing in Armstrong’s beloved house, [...]

Last April, jazz trumpeter and blues/rock titan Eric Clapton played a couple of sold-out shows at New York City’s Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. The repertoire focused on vintage blues, and featured songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis. The highlights [...]

The New Gary Burton Quartet released its debut disc, Common Ground (Mack Avenue), in early June. On September 3, the band—vibist Burton, guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez—will hit the road for a 12-city tour in support of the album. The tour will include performances at [...]

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, the world’s premier non-profit jazz education organization, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with its prestigious International Jazz Piano Competition and Gala Concert on September 11 and 12. In partnership with major sponsor Cadillac, the 25th Anniversary Celebration will include a series of events and [...]