Louis Armstrong Begins Two-Month Stay at NOMA; Smooth Jazz Series at House of Blues

Rick Margitza, Hands of Time (Challenge)

Ornette Coleman and Prime Time, Tone Dialing (Harmolodic/Verve)

Donald Harrison, Jr. Comes Home

Saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr., 35, a native son of New Orleans, has just been awarded a three-year, New Residencies grant from Meet The Composer, a national composer service organization. The […]

An Overview of Jazz Awareness Month; Organist Jimmy Smith to Headline ‘OZ Benefit

Malachi Thompson and Africa Brass, Buddy Bolden’s Rag: 100 Years of Jazz (Delmark)

Updates on Armstrong Stamp Ceremony, Jazz Symposium; Marcus Roberts Coming

Eddie Allen, Eddie Allen R&B (Enja)

The Roy Hargrove-Christian McBride-Stephen Scott Trio, Parker’s Mood (Verve)

City Trumpets New Louis Armstrong Stamp; Essence Fest in Review

The trumpeting to herald the Louis Armstrong stamp (available on September 1) and celebrate this jazz centennial era will kick off at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe on Monday, Aug. […]