Matt Wilson News

SFJAZZ will present a March 2026 lineup spanning jazz, blues, soul, and more at the SFJAZZ Center and partner venues. Performances will include Veotis Latchison, Omar Sosa (in multiple programs), Bill Frisell’s 75th Birthday Celebration, Immanuel Wilkins (including the world premiere of an SFJAZZ-commissioned work), José James, Lakecia Benjamin, and additional artists. 

A current student and an alum of New England Conservatory have been selected for the 2026 Residency Commissions from The Jazz Gallery. Bassist and composer Hannah Marks (’26), a master’s student in NEC’s Jazz Studies program, and pianist Jonathan Paik (’23) are among three emerging artists chosen annually for the honor.

Miller Theatre will host a jazz concert with JOHN MEDESKI and KIRK KNUFFKE, showcasing a blend of improvisational jazz and unique compositions.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater announced their October 20 through November 2 lineup of shows, including The Bean Tones, Frank Catalano Quartet, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks, and Jim Caruso's Cast Party with Billy Stritch at the piano.

Six-time GRAMMY Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart has revealed his 2025-2026 season, highlighted by his first public performance of Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade with National Philharmonic, the world premiere of a new work, and more.

Rising star Anaïs Reno made a fine debut at Dizzy's on August 26th, in celebration of her latest album, 'Lady of the Lavender Mist' with her excellent trio.

Prescott Park Arts Festival will present the return of the 42nd Annual Seacoast Jazz Festival to the Wilcox Main Stage overlooking Portsmouth's vibrant waterfront. Learn more and see how to attend.

Six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart has released Seasons of Change, a recomposition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on Bright Shiny Things. Listen to it now.

Prescott Park Arts Festival, a local independent arts nonprofit, is delighted to announce the addition of two more concerts to its River House Restaurant Concert Series.

For the first time ever, two guitar greats, John 5 and Richie Kotzen will be heading out on the road this year. The tour will launch October 16 and run through November, hitting markets across the U.S.

Paramount Global Co-CEO and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios CEO and President Chris McCarthy has announced that Stewart will be staying on as host and EP through December 2025.

Vivid Stage, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is celebrating its 30th Anniversary season, marking decades of bringing contemporary theatre to audiences in the state of New Jersey.

The NEC Jazz Orchestra and Ken Schaphorst Big Band will perform at Regattabar on November 6, 2024.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced the jazz programming running October 14th - October 27th. Learn more about the lineup and how to get tickets here.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced their October 2024 lineup featuring performances by John Pizzarelli, Stacey Kent, and the Mingus Big Band.

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.

JAZZ REPUBLIC: TAIWAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE FREEDOM OF SWING, the newest album by vocalist ALEXIS COLE, is a big band album featuring the TAIPEI JAZZ ORCHESTRA. It will be released on August 19.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has revealed jazz programming running August 5th - August 18th.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will operate this August with a full slate of nightly performances.

Birdland has announced jazz programming running at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater July 29th - August 11th.