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With bebop-rooted living legends such as drummer Roy Haynes, saxophonist Sonny Rollins and pianist Herbie Hancock in their 80s and 90s, the spring edition of the Exit Zero Jazz Festival has a focus on artists age 50 and younger and those whose careers started in the 1990s or more recently.
Our picks include jazz sax dynamo Ravi Coltrane, bluegrass and Americana music stalwart Sam Grisman and Louisiana music greats the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
On January 10, jazz enthusiasts around the world celebrated the centennial of drummer, composer and social activist Max Roach (1924-2007).
The Kuumbwa Jazz Center is my neighbor, but we’re not very close. We barely know each other, and I wouldn’t go to them first if I needed flour or an egg. However, Kuumbwa gives me gifts
Darius Jones has created a recognizable voice as a critically acclaimed saxophonist and composer by embracing individuality and innovation in the tradition of Black music. Jones has been awarded the Van Lier Fellowship, Jerome Foundation Artist-in-Residence and commission, Western Front residency and commission, French-American Jazz Exchange Award, Robert D. Bielecki Foundation Award, and a Fromm Music Foundation commission from Harvard University. Jones has received acclaim for not only his studio albums featuring music and images evocative of Black Futurism, but also for his commissioned wor...