Gene Harris Jazz Fest cancels annual student contest, introduces showcase

The Gene Harris Jazz Festival started in 1998 with some big names performing in Boise. Over the last six years, the public performances were eliminated to focus on student education. Now, the student jazz competition has been canceled and organizers are …

UConn Jazz Combos feature small-scale jazz groups at von der Mehden

The University of Connecticut Jazz Combos took to the stage at von der Mehden Recital Hall on Sunday, April 7 for an afternoon performance featuring the talents of small jazz groups.  Unlike UConn’s jazz ensemble, a large 20-piece group that features full …

Top Mozambican jazz star Jimmy Dludlu heads to Zim

St Columb's Hall to become Jazz Lounge during Derry Jazz Festival

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com  and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now The evenings are being supported by professional services company EY as part of a sponsorship arrangement with Derry City and Strabane District Council, following …

Rapp on Jazz: The 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Transcript: Hi, I am Mark Rapp and this is Rapp on Jazz. “God has wrought many things out of oppression,” begins Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous essay occasioned by the first Berlin Jazz Festival in 1964. “He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to …

Ghana: Kenya’s Christine Kamau to perform at Jazz and World...

The annual festival, which runs from 23 to 26 April, will take place at the Alliance Française, Accra, and is sponsored by leading European bank Société Générale. The event will feature a vibrant mix of Ghanaian and international acts, cultural showcases, …

The American Journey of Armenian Jazz

Hayk Tutunjyan, the son of acclaimed Armenian jazzman, drummer, and jazz historian Armen Chico Tutunjyan, spoke to Aravot about the upcoming Armenian jazz events in four U.S. cities and the jazz quartet formed for these events, organized in celebration of …

Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2025 Drops a Game-Changer Not to Be Missed

By Natasha Jacobs It's that time of the year again for Africa’s Grandest Gathering, The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) where the mother city is buzzing and people from across the world are preparing for the largest festival on the …

Kieran Culkin Relationship: All About His Marriage to Jazz Charton

After that Academy Award on-stage negotiation over welcoming more children into their family, all anyone can talk about lately has been Kieran Culkin and his relationship with his wife, Jazz Charton. From a chance meeting in a bar in which Culkin let her …

2025 UARK Jazz Festival April 11-24

Photo Submitted Steve Wilson The U of A Department of Music and its Jazz Program are thrilled to announce the lineup for the 2025 U of A Jazz Festival.  The festival will feature jazz ensembles from across Northwest Arkansas, including high school and …