In its 11 th year, the TD James Moody Jazz Festival was once again held largely at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). This has become one of the premier autumn jazz events in the ...

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It’s been more difficult than ever to figure out what season it is, but play it safe and just refer to this as Jazz Season. That seems appropriate anyway. I didn’t get out as much this past month as ...

The Buster Williams Quartet © Kevin R. Mason The 2022 JazzFest White Plains took place from September 14 to 18. This was the 11 th festival, and it has become quite ...

The Cookers © Kevin R. Mason The 2023 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival (CPJF) took place from August 20 to 27 throughout New York City. The FREE activities included a ...

It might not seem much like winter, but downtown St Paul will host the 2024 edition of the Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival next weekend, Feburary 24 th, with three stages of music in the historic ...

The Jazz Journalists Association annually recognizes individuals “who go beyond their job titles to have have significant impact in their local communities by supporting jazz music, musicians and ...

Some great jazz albums were released in 2025. Some are brand new, others are older recordings recently discovered, and a few are updated reissues. Here are some of my favorites. After the Last Sky – ...

John Scofield and Joe Lovano Quartet © Kevin R. Mason The 12 th annual JazzFest White Plains was held from September 6 to 10, 2023, and over the last decade, it has ...

Mears Park is the epicenter of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, June 20-21 Jazz fans and the jazz-curious have three opportunities to sample top talents from the local and international scene in the ...

A reminder that this is not intended as a jazz calendar or exhaustive list of gigs and concerts. These only are my recommendations based on scheduling I know about. At Crooners (6161 Highway 65, ...