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So, off the top of my head, in alphabetical order, here are the 30 jazz discs that I have dug the most from this decade which is now drawing to a close... Alegria by Wayne Shorter Amarosa by Rosa Passos Avatar by Gonzalo Rubalcaba Beautiful Existence by Joe Morris Back East by Joshua Redman Betwixt by Pandelis Karayorgis Chasin the Gypsy by James ...

This year, afternoons at the Chicago Jazz Festival have turned into more than a three-ring circus, with a third Grant Park stage added and on Friday, opening day, music up the street at the Cultural Center, too.

Sep. 4--Each edition of the Chicago Jazz Festival carries its own themes and obsessions, and this year it's the sound of surprise .

The new Monterey Jazz Quartet release, Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival - is out today on Concord Records / Monterey Jazz Festival Records .

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, AAJ Managing Editor John Kelman wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

The Monterey Quartet: Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival This collective was put together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Jazz Festival, and it was a helluva match of musical talents.

The Chicago Jazz Festival is pleased to announce its brand new presenting sponsor, CareFusion Corporation.

Wynton Marsalis with Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra, Tuesday at Place des Arts.

He played with a the drive and flair of Tony Williams, never settling in one groove for too long, constantly steering the rhythm in a new direction while maintaining the pulse.

L IKE THE jazz tradition itself, the Stanford Jazz Festival is built on musical breadth and an unwavering dedication to creativity and innovation.

It's a slight exaggeration to say that the Monterey Quartet is a pickup band. As saxophonist Chris Potter explains by phone from his New York City home, the all-star foursome did have a couple of rehearsals before making its debut at the fabled Monterey Jazz Festival in 2007.