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PopMatters presents the best new jazz recordings from March to May 2024 in the realm of piano jazz. We also reflect on the legacy of the late David Sanborn.

Ailey has been a near-annual Boston fixture over the past half-century, and it’s hard to imagine another contemporary dance ensemble popular enough to fill the capacious Wang over a long weekend.

Myrna Colley-Lee is a prominent artist and costume designer known for her vibrant storytelling through visual art. She is celebrated for her captivating work both on stage and in film.

Among the considerable pleasures of the new James Brandon Lewis quartet record is how it insists on expanding how we think about the leader himself.

Folks share their memories of the club that was the social hub for Charlotte’s Black community for decades.

Choreographer Jamar Roberts created a piece about gun violence and police brutality when he found himself sleepless over the issue. It's touring now with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

Ethan Iversons Technically Acceptable feels like a push into his future as an artist, steeped in tradition and breaking with it, too, in his refreshing way.

In CENTURY, Garner on occasion blends in subtle African dance threads and ballet. In the adrenalized first scene, the dancers wear character/jazz shoes and comport themselves as if in a cabaret, swanning across the stage, long legs scissoring. A fireman carries a woman, who extends one leg like a steeple.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT) kicks off its five-week New York City Center engagement this holiday season.

Jahari Stampley, a 23-year-old pianist from Chicago, won the prize as the genre’s premier coronation ceremony for young talent was held for the first time since 2019.