Sonny Rollins News

Expect honesty, raw emotion, and dynamic performances from modern jazz luminaries including trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, pianist Miro Sprague, double bassist Marty Jaffe, and drummer Jerome Jennings. Guest appearances include saxophonist Troy Roberts and bassist Sam Anning, who also produced the recording.

Vocalist, poet and lyricist Moy Eng brings The Blue Hour Project, featuring her powerful and deeply felt musical storytelling, to the Monterey Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 24.

On Friday, October 14th, Flushing Town Hall will present “The Swinging Sounds of Coleman Hawkins” featuring Lew Tabackin and his ensemble. 

ELLA: An American Miracle, a new musical written by Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 and Notes From The Field) and featuring music from the Ella Fitzgerald songbook, is currently in development, with an upcoming work session held from August 25-September 21 to conclude with a private industry presentation.

 One of New York City's premier live music venues, Smoke Jazz Club, presents a stellar line-up of both legendary jazz performers and emerging voices for the fall season.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), known for bringing world-class entertainment close to home, presents new shows to take place this fall. Mom of six Jen Fulwiler is “Minivan Fabulous” in her new standup comedy tour on Saturday, September 17th at 8PM.

The internationally lauded culinary artist and singer Alexander Smalls issues Let Us Break Bread Together on Smalls House Productions, his new collaborative imprint with Outside in Music.

Columbia University’s Center for Jazz Studies, in conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF), presents the 2022 Louis Armstrong International Continuum: Armstrong & Company, a virtual, Symposium and Concert set for June 13 - 19 at 9:00 am (ET).

Below, you'll find details on all jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running May 24 - June 5. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include The Tierney Sutton Band, Robert Edwards Big Band, Brecker-Liebman-Copland Quintet and Greg Ruvolo Big Band.

Get full details for Jazz programming coming up at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater, May 17 - May 29:

Syracuse Jazz Fest - the popular and long-running music festival which has been on hiatus the past 5 years - will be making it's return to Downtown Syracuse's Clinton Square and a variety of indoor city nightspots in June of 2022.

THE DJANGO will bring another month of stellar jazz by some of the field’s heroes alongside young, emerging artists.

Award-winning chef, restaurateur and vocal master Alexander Smalls celebrates the African American Spiritual with new series release Let Us Break Bread Together

Jazz at Lincoln Center announced its May and June 2022 programming at Dizzy’s Club, featuring a diverse lineup of club favorites and rising stars alongside the launch of a new concert series, special events, and celebrations of giants of jazz history from Slide Hampton and Ralph Peterson to Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk.

Renowned guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson has released today a new single and lyric video from his forthcoming album The Plan of Paris—the 13th in a career that began in 1997 with his self-titled, Grammy-nominated debut.

His longtime main ensemble — Wilson on guitar and vocals accompanied by Blue Note recording artist Gerald Clayton on piano and keyboards, bassist David Piltchand Jay Bellerose on drums and percussion — helps bring the tales to life with these musical settings much as, say, Jonny Greenwood’s score does in Power of the Dog.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – New York’s newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music – will continue its special partnership with Jazz Foundation of America. The unique concert series, taking place every Wednesday in April with shows at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM, will benefit the JFA Musicians’ Fund, which provides financial assistance to musicians in crisis.

Chris' Jazz Cafe will host one of the most incredible ensembles to have ever played together on the same stage in Philadelphia. On Friday, April 1 a quartet consisting of saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Joe Block, bassist Alex Claffy, and drummer Willie Jones, III will hit the stage with special guest guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel.

The series will launch with acclaimed guitarist Russell Malone on Wednesday, April 6, with additional artists to be announced. Tickets are $45, which includes a $15 food and beverage credit. CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE is located at 152 West 26th Street.

The Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the not-for-profit organization known as MOSSO, have engaged a management team to assist them in producing live classical music concerts for Greater Springfield and Western Massachusetts.