Roy Hargrove

Winter Jazzfest updates (Chris Dave, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Messthetics, more)

The schedules for the 2019 Winter Jazzfest marathons are out, along with some lineup additions. The marathons also include James Poyser + Bilal, Makaya McCraven, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ezra Collective, Mary Halvorson, Nellie McKay, Kassa Overall, Nubya Garcia, and more.

Roy Hargrove, RIP

Trumpeter and jazz great Roy Hargrove died Friday night in New York City. He was 49. Read tributes from Questlove, Erykah Badu, and more.

Blue Note Jazz Festival 2015 lineup (Ginger Baker, Buddy Guy, Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello, & more)

The Blue Note Jazz Festival is back for its 5th year in NYC, taking over venues across the city throughout the month of June. The festival brings a wide array of music to the city, not just strictly jazz…

SummerStage announces full 2015 lineup & schedule

SummerStage has been leaking some of the artists playing their 2015 season, also its 30th year, for the last month and today they’ve announced the whole lineup and schedule…

Andrew Bird, Questlove, Thundercat, Kim Gordon and others played the 'Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets' (pics)

“A night of Round Robin improvs and Julia Holter just adjusted her sheet music??? #undeadjazz #redmusicacademy” – Bill Bragin “James Chance…

Mykki Blanco, Factory Floor, Andrew Bird and more added to Red Bull Music Academy shows

Mykki Blanco at BV-SXSW 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Andrew Bird w/ Yo La Tengo on Hanukkah 2012 (more by PSquared Photography) The Red Bull Music Academy already announced a huge NYC residency which includes a number of great shows at multiple venues, and this thing just keeps getting bigger and better…

Celebrate Brooklyn - complete 2011 Prospect Park show lineup

The National show in Prospect Park (more by Amanda Hatfield) We already knew that ‘Celebrate Brooklyn‘ is hosting an impressive lineup of ticketed Prospect Park Bandshell shows this summer: The Decemberists, Animal Collective, Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver & Cut Copy…

Buckshot played Nokia Theatre (pics, video), playing w/ KRS-One @ J&R MusicFest (so are Clipse & the Smithereens)

As Buckshot reminded the Nokia Theatre crowd at the end of his solo appearance opening for De La Soul on Thursday night (8/14), he has an album coming out with KRS-One called Survival Skills…