Pianist and composer Mathis Picard will release his debut album with THE SOUND ORCHESTRA, blending jazz tradition with rhythms from Madagascar, Afro-Cuban music, and 1970s funk, alongside new single Portrait of Lizzy.
The downtown Phoenix jazz club will present a season featuring Ron Carter, Jeremy Pelt, Charles McPherson, Renee Rosnes and Tia Fuller alongside anniversary celebrations and a Jazz Women's Weekend.
JAZZ HOUSE KiDS' 17th annual Montclair Jazz Festival brought an estimated 32,000 attendees to Lackawanna Station, where Patrice Rushen received the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship on the festival's Main Stage.
Jazz vocalist Marion Powers will join the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra sextet for performances in Parker and Denver, featuring Great American Songbook standards and a preview of the group's upcoming fifth album.
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has opened registration for its TD Jazz for Teens program, offering jazz instruction and performance opportunities for student musicians ages 13-18.
SFJAZZ will open its 2026-27 season with a September lineup marking centennials for Ray Brown, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, featuring Christian McBride, Nduduzo Makhathini, and Paul Cornish.
The Gilmore in Kalamazoo will present five emerging classical and jazz pianists in solo recitals as part of its Rising Stars Series, including Sophia Liu and Aristo Sham.
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has announced additions to its jazz festival lineup, with tributes to Miles Davis, Zakir Hussain and James Moody among the programming.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.
The War on Drugs member ELIZA HARDY JONES released a song reexamining the American origin myth for WXPN's Philly Anthems project marking the nation's 250th anniversary.
New England Conservatory will present nearly 800 free events, many livestreamed, featuring guest artists Hilary Hahn, Dave Holland, and Christian McBride alongside faculty and student performers at Jordan Hall.
Smoke Jazz Club in New York will present three jazz vocalists — Tierney Sutton, Jane Monheit, and Rene Marie — in separate engagements, with Sutton joined by trumpeter Randy Brecker and saxophonist Houston Person.
Blue Curtain announced a free summer concert series at Princeton High School Performing Arts Center, featuring Nanny Assis, Caleb Eckstein, and Sasha Berliner across three Saturday evening performances.
Grammy-nominated classical-meets-hip-hop duo BLACK VIOLIN will perform at the historic Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville, with special guest Braxton Cook, in support of their sixth album, Full Circle.
The OSCAR PETERSON CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE at Jazz at Lincoln Center was a lovely 100th anniversary embrace of his legacy by admirers.
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 Power Initiative recently held its Syncopated Celebration 2026 fundraiser, hosted by Christian McBride.
NJPAC revealed the lineup for the 15th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival in Newark, featuring an Ben Vereen 80th birthday celebration, and performances by Gregory Porter, Charles Lloyd, and Christian McBride.
NJPAC announced the lineup for the 2026 TD James Moody Jazz Festival in Newark, NJ, featuring tributes to Miles Davis, Zakir Hussain, and James Moody, plus a rare Ben Vereen 80th birthday performance.
Trumpeter Keyon Harrold will headline a Miles Davis centennial concert at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, produced in partnership with WBGO, which will broadcast the performance live.
