Date of Birth: October 21, 1917
Date of Death: January 06, 1993 (75)
Birth Place: Cheraw, SC, USA
Verve Records and UMe will launch VERVE ESSENTIALS, a vinyl reissue series featuring landmark albums by John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus.
The South Jersey Jazz Society will present its Jazz@ThePoint festival honoring Louis Armstrong, featuring headliners Wycliffe Gordon and Jon Faddis at Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point, NJ.
Craft Recordings' Original Jazz Classics series will reissue RELAXIN' WITH THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET, JOHN COLTRANE WITH THE RED GARLAND TRIO and A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS on vinyl and hi-res audio.
Tenor saxophonist Asaf Yuria will release a new quartet album featuring George Cables, Omer Avital and Billy Hart, recorded at Van Gelder Studio with guest Joe Magnarelli.
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.
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.
Vibraphonist and composer Jay Hoggard will lead his sextet in a free outdoor performance at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park, blending jazz, gospel, and African marimba traditions.
Pianist Ray Gallon will lead a trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington for a weekend of original compositions and standards at One Flight Up in New York City.
New York City Opera will present a Celebration of Ella Fitzgerald concert in Bryant Park, featuring three-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Latonia Moore honoring the music of 'The First Lady of Song.
Seattle Theatre Group announced its 2026/27 Performing Arts Series, featuring 15 performances spanning jazz, dance, global music, and theatre, including a newly commissioned work from Perfume Genius and Kate Wallich.
The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA announced four fall shows: Abbie Gardner, Patty Larkin & Lucy Kaplansky, comedian Lenny Clarke, and the Laszlo Gardony Quartet.
The Cuban Cultural Center of New York will present the Alonso Brothers in a two-piano concert at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, spanning Cuban classical works and American jazz as part of Carnegie Hall's United in Sound: America at 250 festival.
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will welcome GRAMMY-winning pianist Yuja Wang for her Caramoor debut on July 23, when she joins Latin music supergroup People of Earth for their first public performance together in a program spanning classical music, jazz, and Latin American traditions.
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that accomplished orchestrator, composer, conductor, record producer and arranger Harold Wheeler passed away on June 24, 2026.
The Harlem Jazz Series will present a summer lineup of performances at a Harlem venue, featuring trumpeter Eddie Allen, pianist Eli Yamin, Sonelius Smith, Reggie Nicholson, and saxophonist Jordan Young.
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.
Smoke Jazz Club announced its upcoming lineup, featuring John Patitucci's bandleader debut, Danilo Pérez Trio, NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington, and Eric Alexander with Brad Mehldau and Nicholas Payton.
The BLCK Madonna’s CD release at Baretto highlighted Ana Hoffman’s warm presence and thoughtful artistry.
The event will be facilitated by Brent White and Valerie Gay, with the evening offering conversation that invites the community into the creative process.
