The winners of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards were announced on March 14 during a ceremony…
Tag: John Beasley
The first two releases from pianist John Beasley’s MONK’estra were all about affirming the continued…
John Beasley is a Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and musical director. He was the…
The Week in Jazz is your roundup of new and noteworthy stories from the jazz…
An exploration of the creative freedoms of the trio format; a top jazz vocalist’s return…
Nicholas Payton has released a new album, Relaxin’ with Nick, on which he plays keyboards…
Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and the chairman of the newly named Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz, had a message for the thousands of spectators on hand at the Hamer Auditorium in Melbourne, Australia, on April 30, as well as for the millions of fans watching him online via live web stream: “Jazz,” he said, “is the universal language of peace.”
Say “G’day” to your 2019 International Jazz Day lineup. Today, the UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock announced the program for the 2019 edition of International Jazz Day, which will be launched in Australia and celebrated in more than 190 countries.
The GRAMMY Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. The…