Stanley Clarke News

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.

The Miles Donahue Quartet is set to perform at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, Vermont. The jazz ensemble will take the stage at the Merchant's Row venue for an evening concert.

Thousands of jazz lovers gathered at Tongva Park for the finale of the inaugural Santa Monica International Jazz Festival. Learn more and check out photos here!

Stanford Live announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring more than 50 artists spanning music, dance, theater, and multidisciplinary performance, with the guitar as a unifying theme and America's 250th anniversary as a backdrop.

The inaugural Santa Monica International Jazz Festival, running May 1-9, 2026, will feature Kamasi Washington, Stewart Copeland, and Stanley Clarke in a tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane's centennials.

Jazz pianist Hiromi will make her Calgary debut with Hiromi’s Sonicwonder during the JazzYYC 2026 Summer Festival. The concert will take place June 25 at Bella Concert Hall and feature music from Sonicwonderland.

Concerts from the Library of Congress will launch an exciting, yearlong America 250 celebration this January, presenting a broad panorama of the nation's music in concerts and conversations, lectures, film screenings, educational programs and more.

An iconic Prescott double bass constructed in the early 1800s, once owned by jazz great Scott LaFaro, has been loaned to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) by the International Society of Bassists.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present the 14th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival from November 8–23, 2025. Co-curated by NJPAC's Jazz Advisor Christian McBride, the festival will once again transform Newark into a citywide stage for jazz, celebrating the music’s cultural legacy and its power to inspire social change.

SFJAZZ has revealed newly added performances for its 2025–26 Season. The 2025/26 Season features more than 350 concerts over nine months. See the full lineup here.

Wild Up will present the next installment of its L.A. Composer Series on October 10, 2025, at Sierra Madre Playhouse. Violinist Andrew Tholl, pianist Vicki Ray, bassist Marlon Martinez, and clarinetist Brian Walsh will co-create a bold new concert-length work live on stage.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the lineup for the 14th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival, running November 8–23, 2025.

International Music Network has transitioned ownership to veteran IMN agents, Jeanna Disney & Alycia Mack, effective January 1, 2026. Learn more!

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder will perform at BroadwaySF’s Golden Gate Theatre for one performance only in May. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

BroadStage has announced its 2025/26 Season featuring unparalleled performances of opera, classical music, contemporary music, jazz, theater, dance, comedy and much more.

Located just 90 minutes north of New York City in Poughkeepsie's Waryas Park, Jazz in the Valley (JITV), upstate New York's premiere festival, will celebrate its 25th anniversary for two days.

Jazz fusion star Bob Holz will be appearing at the 2025 Syracuse International Jazz Festival on June 25th at 6pm. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

SIMA’s 2025 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival Opening Night will feature fearless musical innovator and GRAMMY-winning pianist, Hiromi, who is widely regarded as one of Japan’s most extraordinary artists. 

 Irvine Barclay Theatre, one of Orange County’s top performing arts venues, will kick off its 35th season of bringing top-tier artists to Southern California with a community celebration of music and dance.

SFJAZZ has revealed the lineup for the 42nd Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival, taking place in June in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. See the full lineup and learn how to attend.