Charles Tolliver

SFJAZZ Reveals 2026-27 Season Featuring More Than 350 Concerts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 4, 2026

SFJAZZ has unveiled its 2026-27 Season, Forward Motion, featuring more than 350 concerts that celebrate jazz as a living, evolving art form shaped by artists from around the world.

JAZZ: A MUSIC OF THE SPIRIT, George Gray/Sharif Kales Quintet to Play Brooklyn
by Gillian Blum - Nov 2, 2025

A one-time-only performance of the George Gray/Sharif Kales Quintet called Jazz: A Music of the Spirit is on Sunday, November 9 at 4:40 p.m. at the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn.

STRATA-EAST RISING Concert at LPR Celebrates the Legacy of Strata-East Records
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 19, 2024

Join NYC Winter Jazzfest, Charles Tolliver & Strata-East Records for a one-night-only celebration of one of the most influential jazz labels in the world. Strata-East Rising.

Jeff Lederer Releases 'Guilty!!!' With NY Luminaries & Mass Stream Special Event in 5 Cities
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 18, 2024

Jeff Lederer announced his new album 'Guilty!!!' set for release on October 7, 2024. The album critiques political dishonesty and features an ensemble including Kirk Knuffke, Bob Stewart, and Matt Wilson.

Previews: QUENTIN: A ROOSEVELT MUSICAL at Palace
by Lauren Yarger - Feb 18, 2024

The by-invite-only audience will be the first to sample this new musical about the son of Teddy Roosevelt.

2024 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST Celebrates 20 Seasons With the Full Spectrum of Jazz, January 10-18
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2023

NYC Winter Jazzfest has announced the initial list of artists to be featured at the 20th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest! Please mark your calendars for January 10-18, 2024.

Celebrate Duke Ellington's 125th Birthday with Jazz at the Kennedy Center's 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2023

Throughout the 2023–2024 season, the 13th presented under Artistic Director for Jazz, Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center commemorates Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday with institution-wide celebrations of the American icon who changed how the world heard music.

Messenger Legacy Band to Appear at William Paterson University in May
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2023

Messenger Legacy band—honoring the enduring influence of jazz great Ralph Peterson—appears at William Paterson University on May 20, 2023 at 8:00pm 

Annual NEA Jazz Masters Concert Returns To Flushing Town Hall With THE BLUES FEELING Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2022

On Saturday, November 12th, Flushing Town Hall will host the 16th annual NEA Jazz Masters concert “The Blues Feeling,” led by the acclaimed American jazz virtuoso Jimmy Owens.

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz to Stage THE RETURN OF THE JAM SESSION
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 11, 2022

You won't want to miss the Jack Skleinsinger's dynamic final Highlights in Jazz concert for 2022, when today's top jazz players take to the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center stage to celebrate the Return of the Jam Session. The 49th season final is is set for May 12. It features Peter and Will Anderson on saxophones, flutes and clarinets; trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, pianist Ted Rosenthal, drummer Victor Lewis, trumpeter Brian Lynch and guitarist James Chirillo, playing together for the very first time.

Cyrus Chestnut, Diane Schuur, Reggie Workman and More to Play the House of Swing's Dizzy's Club in 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2021

Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club will continue its season of in-person performances in January and February 2022, presenting a diverse lineup that pays tribute to jazz greats, showcases rising stars on the scene, and welcomes award-winning artists whose work runs the gamut of jazz styles and traditions.

Birdland Jazz Club And Birdland Theater Reopens This September with A Full Slate Of Nightly Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 10, 2021

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater officially reopens this September featuring a full slate of nightly performances! 

Legendary Strata-East Label to Celebrate 50 Years at Birdland
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2021

Strata-East Records will celebrate 50 years of amazing Jazz at Birdland, Aug. 31 – Sept. 4, 2021.

2021 Jazz In The Valley Returns With Javon Jackson, Curtis Brothers, Lakecia Benjamin, and More
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2021

This year's edition features the return of live music, with a diverse assemblage of world-class and emerging jazz musicians, performing in spacious, nine-acre Waryas Park, located in downtown Poughkeepsie, in New York's historic Hudson River Valley, just 90 miles north of New York City.

Charles Tolliver Releases New Album 'Connect' This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2020

New York-based trumpeter, composer and educator Charles Tolliver presents Connect, his first studio album in 13 years. 

Highlights In Jazz to Ends 43rd Season with 'PAST & PRESENT', Featuring Randy Weston and Billy Harper, Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2015

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz, New York's longest running jazz concert series, concludes its 43rd season tonight, June 11, 2015 at 8:00 PM in the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NY, 10007 with Jazz Past & Present, a multigenerational double bill featuring the incomparable duo of, pianist Randy Weston and tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, performing a program including selections from their critically acclaimed album The Roots of the Blues.

Highlights In Jazz to End 43rd Season with 'PAST & PRESENT', Featuring Randy Weston and Billy Harper
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2015

Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz, New York's longest running jazz concert series, concludes its 43rd season on Thursday June 11, 2015 at 8:00 PM in the Tribeca Performing Arts Center at Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NY, 10007 with Jazz Past & Present, a multigenerational double bill featuring the incomparable duo of, pianist Randy Weston and tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, performing a program including selections from their critically acclaimed album The Roots of the Blues. 

SummerStage Announces Lineup of Free Shows, 8/18-24
by Louisa Brady - Aug 5, 2014

SummerStage continues their summer programming of free concerts. They recently released their lineup of free shows for the week of August 18-24th. See the full details below!

The Jazz and Democracy Project with Wes Watkins and More Set for National Jazz Museum in Harlem, July 2013
by BWW News Desk - Jul 2, 2013

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem continues to offer a wide range of top quality free programming and affordable concerts from jazz's most celebrated musicians, educators and historians. June's focus on Gordon Parks brought in a fascinating array of contemporary jazz polymaths for the Jazz For Curious Listeners series and we sparked new discussion on the Harlem Arts community and representations of African Americans in art with the third installment of our Parallax Conversation Series.

Blue Note Jazz Festival Announces Upcoming Events
by Kelsey Denette - Jun 7, 2012

The Blue Note Jazz Festival has announced the following upcoming events.