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Legendary Jazz Bassist Eddie Gómez Awarded First Honorary Doctorate Degree From Berklee College Of Music Campus In Valencia, Spain Valencia – Legendary jazz bassist and...

American comedian, TV producer, educator, and activist Bill Cosby has joined a roster of respected celebrities and musicians including Paul Simon, Esperanza Spalding, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana with wife Cindy Blackman, and John Carter Cash supporting musicians protesting the elimination of ethnic and instrumental Grammy Award categories, recently cut by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences [...]

Shout of Light: How Composer and Trumpet Master Etienne Charles Moves from Diabolic Resistance to Liberated Joy on Carnival: The Sound of a People,...

On Wednesday, November 6th, 2013, at 7:30PM and 9:30PM, Cuban Pianist, Composer and Bandleader Manuel Valera and his New Cuban Express are celebrating the...

Jazz Standard’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Continues With  Dr. Lonnie Smith’s 70th Birthday Celebration, Don Byron’s New Gospel Quintet and  Anat Cohen’s “Invitation” Series with...

Antonio Adolfo Pays Tribute To The Birthplace Of Brazilian Jazz On New Album, Samba Jazz Alley - To Be Released on July 29, 2019 Rio...

Five hundred years ago, in the year 1513, the Spanish explorer Vasco Nuñez de Balboa became the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean...

Inspired to make his biggest statement yet, Dafnis Prieto is thrilled to embark on a new musical adventure with his new recording, Tribute — his first...

16th Annual Markham Jazz Festival:  International Stars, JUNO and Grammy nominees and winners , Diverse Jazz Artists and Jazz Hot Spots All About Town! Visit...

New York, NY – Jazz at Lincoln Center’s The Appel Room – On December 19 & 20, ten of the most original and distinctive...

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MICHELLE OBAMA TO HOST INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY 2016 ALL-STAR GLOBAL CONCERT AT THE WHITE HOUSE FEATURING HERBIE HANCOCK, STING, ARETHA FRANKLIN,...

Tom Waits, Nas, Martina McBride, McCoy Tyner, Jeff Beck, Bernie Taupin, Janelle Monae, Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks, And Many More Join ISC's Judging...

Vocalist/Composer KAVITA SHAH Collaborates with Lionel Loueke on Debut Album, VISIONS - Co-Produced by Guitarist Lionel Loueke, Album Combines Jazz Quintet with Indian Tablas...

Samba Jazz & Tom Jobim Featuring Maucha Adnet Special Guests: Wynton Marsalis & Claudio Roditi Tom Jobim and João Gilberto’s partnership provided one of the most...

The Jazz Education Network has awarded its top two honors to John Edward Hasse and Bobby Sanabria at its January 2018 annual conference in...

The Brazilian Duke Ellington Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and special guest Cyro Baptista perform the music of the late Moacir...

Lulaworld 2013 - Presented by Lula Music and Arts Centre May 10 to 31: 16 Concerts! 5 CD Releases! More than 120 artists representing more...

Jazz Meets The Classics by Paquito D'Rivera The border between classical and jazz music has always been a fluid one, with composers from each camp...

Adventure Music announces the release of Guris, a celebration of Brazilian master Hermeto Pascoal’s 80th birthday by Jovino Santos Neto and André Mehmari. Two of...

Continuing Banner Year in 2018/19, Dafnis Prieto Big Band Earns Grammy Nomination 2018/19 is shaping up to be an extraordinary year for Cuban-born drummer, composer,...