Jazz Chronicles

Another reminder that Toronto isn't New York City after all. Closed ("temporarily") just five months after opening to much fan...

Awww, mama! Can it really be that time again ? Yes, it's top 10 time, and though there's still so much to hear from 2007 — including...

New figures from the Canadian government's official statistics department show that the Canadian recording industry turned a healthy pro...

I received word this morning that my friend Joseph "Habao" Texidor died of a heart attack last Friday. Joe told me that he was a t...

Not surprisingly, pianist McCoy Tyner has tended to avoid collaborations with saxophonists since his years with John Coltrane, and those who...

Plans are quickly coming together for a memorable program at the Portland Jazz Festival in Oregon in mid-February. Guest artists include Orn...

I didn't grow up in a church-going family; in fact, aside from a couple of curiosity-driven trips to Sunday school I didn't set foot...

From left: Moderator Howard Mandel, Stanley Crouch, Ben Ratliff, Alain Derbez, Seda Binbasgil, Gary Giddins, Christian Broecking, Alex Dutil...

Just a reminder that the Jazz Journalists Association will be hosting a live blog all day Saturday, September 29 from the Columbia Universit...

As noted in an earlier post, I'll be taking part next Saturday in a day-long symposium on jazz and globalization being staged at Columb...

The clear highlight of the recent Guelph Jazz Festival was a mid-afternoon performance by Trio M — a collective featuring Myra Melford, Mark...

My first thought on hearing about Joe Zawinul's unexpected death this morning was that he had always seemed too tough to die — sort of t...

Due to a dodgy Internet connection at my hotel, it was difficult to post anything in a timely manner. Hopefully, I'll get caught up on s...

Guelph is one festival that challenges you in many ways: it occurs in what is usually the most time-challenged weeks of the year; it demands...

I'll be on assignment at the Guelph Jazz Festival this week. Watch for some reports on Anthony Braxton, Charlie Haden's Liberation M...

The co-operative trio Jewels and Binoculars (Michael Moore, Lindsey Horner, Michael Vatcher) has stretched their interest in the music of Bo...

I'm thrilled to see that my buddy Mike Zwerin, Bloomberg News' jazz columnist, is out of hospital and still smiling.

As noted in an earlier post, I'll be part of a day-long symposium on globalism and jazz at Columbia University's School of Journalis...

What a terrible month it has been for jazz creators and commentators of the first order. First it was Art Davis, Max Roach and Herb Pomeroy,...

I thought I would introduce a new, ongoing section to catalogue what I'm currently listening to, any comments, and sometimes why. Two dr...