Ravi Coltrane News

There may have been two male performers headlining the 32nd Cape May Jazz Festival, but in truth it was the women and children who stole the show.

This edition featured pianist Robert Glasper, who spoke about exposing jazz to a young audience, and Gustavo Santaolalla took tango music in a whole new direction.

Aram Danesh and the Super Human Crew , sounds like a ridiculous amalgam of a Middle Eastern hip-hop collective, right? Wrong.

Louis International Film Festival to screen Chops and Icons Among Us , plus more music-related movies The 18th annual St.

Alonzo King Lines Ballet with Jason Moran, Special 2010 Lines Ballet Calendar Gift for October 31st Ticket Holders! THE FIRST 350 TICKET HOLDERS FOR OUR OCTOBER 31ST PERFORMANCE, WILL RECEIVE A BEAUTIFUL, 2010 LINES BALLET CALENDAR.

Jazz films are rare, and series more so, except for the much-maligned "Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns," a 19-hour opus that first aired on public television in January 2001.

With the release of his fifth album, Ravi Coltrane solidifies his position as one of the most distinctive saxophonists in jazz.

Steve Kirby is building a formidable jazz band with the addition of saxophonist Jimmy Greene and pianist George Colligan to the University of Manitoba music faculty's staff.And Kirby, the faculty's director of jazz studies, has the enviable dilemma of trying to choose between two dream candidates for the drum chair recently vacated by Terreon ...

With a raw live album and an assured blowing session with Joe Lovano hitting record shops in recent months, Greg Osby is emerging as one of the stars of the resurgent Blue Note label.

Greg Thomas is a long-time writer/editor and host/co-producer of Jazz it Up!, the web's first interactive jazz series.

"THAT'S THE THING," says drummer E.J. Strickland, "I don't play any differently when I'm backing him versus when I'm leading." The "him" he is referring to would be his twin brother, saxophonist Marcus Strickland.

A unique blend of improvised and composed music will be showcased by harpists Brandee Younger , Mia Theodoratus and Riza Hequibal on August 27 at Theater 80 St.

Mainstream classes aren't the only way to learn jazz, and Ralph Alessi 's "search and discover" MO seems to be an engaging trajectory for would-be adventure mavens.

While perhaps not so innovative as Miles' quartets and quintets and Coltrane's trios and duos, Marsalis and his group conjure up the synergy of the great small combos in jazz history.

Drummer-composer E.J. Strickland, a member of saxophonist Ravi Coltrane's quartet, brings his own quintet and music from his new album, "In This Day," to the Riverside Church's Assembly Hall tonight at 7:30. The Miami-raised musician and his twin, saxophonist Marcus Strickland, were schooled early on in jazz by their father, a classical ...

Mark Soskin is one of the more underrated pianists working today. Perhaps best known for his sideman work alongside greats like Sonny Rollins and Herbie Mann, Soskin combines an always melodic approach with a rich vocabulary that draws on a wide range of influences.

On JUNE 29, 2009, The World Famous Blue Note Jazz Club will host a benefit for JazzReach featuring two of jazz music's most accomplished and celebrated artists Jack DeJohnette and Ravi Coltrane.

As New York's JVC Jazz Festival, the major jazz festival, closes for the first time in 37 years, Riverside offers an alternative venue for jazz this June.

It's far too early to start making categories and naming names as we near the halfway point of the 26th Burlington Discover Jazz Festival .

PART JAZZ DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES CONTEMPORARY JAZZ LUMINARIES INCLUDING HERBIE HANCOCK, TERENCE BLANCHARD, RAVI COLTRANE, JASON MORAN & THE BAD PLUS PRESENTED BY DON QA RUM IN ASSOCIATION WITH RUMS OF PUERTO RICO "Provocative..." - Los Angeles Times "A celebration of the roots of the creative process," - Huffington Post Icons Among Us: jazz in the ...