Birth Place: Memphis, TN, USA
Yola Nash's album MANHATTAN WHISPERS received a Global Music Award for Best Alternative Jazz Album and a World Entertainment Award nomination as the artist prepares to perform at New York Fashion Week.
DC JazzFest continues across Washington, DC neighborhoods, culminating in a two-day finale at The Wharf featuring NEA Jazz Masters, GRAMMY winners and emerging artists on indoor and outdoor stages.
The Harlem Jazz Series will feature weekly performances by CRAIG HARRIS & THE HARLEM NIGHTSONGS BIG BAND alongside guest artists Melissa Slocum, Carla Cook, Mala Waldron, and Ricardo Strobert at Mount Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church.
Crossroads Live North America, producer of the National Tour of THE WIZ, has just announced an all-new cast who will ease on down the road.
Vocalist Ekep Nkwelle announced her debut album Caged Bird, inspired by Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," alongside the first single "Early One Mornin'.
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival will run October 16-25, 2026, presenting more than 550 artists from 18 countries across 150-plus events, including REBIRTH BRASS BAND and Benjamin Clementine.
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.
Tickets for the national tour of THE WIZ will go on sale Friday, Aug.
The festival has announced its complete lineup of performers, with events set to take place across Sydney venues.
SFJAZZ is launching Hot Seats, a new ticket access program offering $10 tickets to every eligible concert throughout the 2026/27 Season for students, educators, and Bay Area residents who work at nonprofit organizations.
Comedian Alonzo Bodden, a Last Comic Standing winner and Wait Wait.
A new North American tour of THE WIZ will play a one-night-only performance at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on Nov.
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.
Bassist and composer Hannah Marks will bring her quartet to DC Jazz Festival as part of an ASCAP Foundation partnership supporting emerging jazz creators.
Vocalist Michelle Lordi and bassist Matthew Parrish have released a new live album recorded at a Detroit jazz venue, capturing their collaborative performance.
Carnegie Hall's NYO JAZZ will tour Asia this summer under bandleader Kris Johnson, with Grammy-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater as special guest, following concerts at Carnegie Hall and SFJAZZ.
The OSCAR PETERSON CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE at Jazz at Lincoln Center was a lovely 100th anniversary embrace of his legacy by admirers.
Sweden's 'Queen of Swing,' Gunhild Carling, will perform at Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club in Portsmouth, bringing her signature multi-instrument act, including playing three trumpets simultaneously.
Carnegie Hall's NYO JAZZ, led by trumpeter Kris Johnson, will make its debut at Miner Auditorium at SFJAZZ, with Grammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater as special guest, ahead of an Asia tour.
Carnegie Hall is continuing its summertime tradition of shining a spotlight on 200+ teen musicians with concerts by the Hall’s three national youth ensembles: the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, NYO2, and NYO Jazz.
.jpg?format=auto&width=300)
