A long list of talented jazz journalists picked up Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Awards in ceremonies held today at the … More
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Maria Schneider Grabs Lion’s Share of Top JJA Awards
Big band leader Maria Schneider, fast-rising saxophonist Kamasi Washington and composer Henry Threadgill have picked up major honors in the 2016 … More
Happy JazzApril — Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month
Jazz is alive and, well, in surprisingly good shape for its age, particularly given the ravages of time, the advent … More
JJA Jazz Awards 2014
(Apologies for the late posting of this …) Wayne Shorter, Maria Schneider and Joe Lovano were among the major winners … More
PLANET JAZZ: Irvin Mayfield, Last Night on “Treme”; Inside-Jazz Story to Read Before You Die; JJA’s Jazz Blogging Webinars
Planet Jazz: Notes From All Over Nice seeing New Orleans trumpeter Irvin Mayfield get some speaking lines on last night’s “Treme.” Great, … More
Straight Ahead: 16th Annual JJA Awards; UF jazz prof/trumpeter Gary Langford honored; Herb Snitzer a photography nominee
Jazz musicians and the music’s movers and shakers will be honored in 40 categories at the 16th annual Jazz Journalists … More
JJA Awards: Web Site Launched, Nominations On the Way
Nearly 60 jazz critics* made nominations for this year’s Jazz Journalists Association Awards, honoring achievements in jazz and jazz journalism … More
JJA Panel: New Scholarship on Jack Teagarden, Sonny Sharrock, Django Reinhardt
What are the new currents in jazz scholarship? One place to look for answers to that question is Rutgers University’s … More
Jazz Times: Best of 2008 – Charles Lloyd, Bennie Maupin, More
Rabo de Nube, a 2007 live recording by Charles Lloyd’s quartet, tops the list of 2008 critics’ picks in Jazz … More
Letter to Obama: Let Great Jazz Into Your Inauguration Festivities
Dear President-Elect Obama: The word on the street is that you like jazz, you really like jazz. You became hip … More
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