John Coltrane News

It could easily be argued that the "loft jazz" era of the '70s was a direct product of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians , both in its moral structure and its eventual fragmentation.

Here's to Art D'Lugoff, the great Village music impresario, the round and bearded political and artistic enthusiast, whose eclectic tastes educated more than one generation, and who died yesterday at 85.

Nio: 'very much a Californian' Carlos Nio had a change of heart around the age of 28, one that is at once thought-provoking and controversial.

Sarajevo Jazz Festival Opens Sarajevo Sarajevo The 13th annual Sarajevo Jazz Festival opened here on Tuesday with a performance by the US singer Kurt Elling, one of the world's most distinctive male vocalists in jazz today.

Wilmette saxophonist Jeff Mackevich will hit the stage with his new funk/jazz band, the J Beam Band, at Gabe's Backstage Lounge in Highwood at 9 p.m. Nov.

There sometimes seems to be an unofficial competition among critics to see who can be rudest about Mr C. His new studio set - which takes its title from a Nancy Mitford novel - won't silence the cynics .

Whirlwind Recordings Ltd. Since moving to Britain from the US in 2005, bassist Michael Janisch has put much of his energy into collaborative projects involving musicians from the two countries.

L to R: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott aka Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott backstage at Hair Show at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway NYC.

In past columns, I've written about many local bands who were just starting their careers, trying to find the time and money to begin touring.

It's a rare jazz musician whose work earns its own name - and rarer still in an enthusiastic but small scene like D.C.'s. Yet Nasar Abadey - the District's dominant jazz drummer, who performs this weekend at Bohemian Caverns with his Supernova ensemble - calls his music "Multi-D." It locates its roots in the "spiritual jazz" movement that John ...

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Photographer Roy DeCarava , whose black-and-white images captured Harlem's everyday life and jazz greats who performed there, has died.His daughter, Susan DeCarava, says he died Tuesday of natural causes.

Not Two Records The Vandermark 5's Annular Gift is its most accessible and swinging recording to date.

Reviewing the Art Farmer Jazz Icons DVD the other day stimulated thoughts of his unique place in the pantheon of major jazz soloists.

Theatre Theatre London, Best blues bars in London 23.10.09 Atmospheric: the Blues Kitchen Boogie: let your hair down Chilled: Charlotte Street Blues Has London been engulfed by melancholy? Judging by the slew of blues bars opening during the past six months it would seem so.

Buddy Gist doesn't wear his suit anymore. He rests in a single bed at the Golden Living Center, in a hospital gown, surrounded by posters that remind him of the people he knew when he was the King of New York.

Night of the mummies and the "Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop" Friday October 23 In keeping with its tradition of bringing diverse musical acts to campus, Chicago Presents' second concert of the 2009-10 season will feature the Chuchito Valdes quartet.

Five of this collection of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane's recordings as a sideman for the Prestige label is the final one in this package, beginning with a very interesting album under the leadership of the tuba player Ray Draper.

Dan Thai Jazz Bistro in High Point boasts one of the most active Web sites I've ever seen for a restaurant.

New album The Flaming Lips Embryonic Warner Bros. Records 5 stars out of 5 The Flaming Lips have crawled from the underbrush of Oklahoma to become the world's preeminent psychedelic band.