Hot Club Mania at Hopkins Downtown Park (July 9, 2026)
Hot Club Mania at Sunset Series (July 9, 2026) I really like Downtown Hopkins. I...
Jazz
Jazz is an improvisational music genre that originated in African-American communities in New Orleans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It blends blues, ragtime, and European harmonic structures with highly syncopated rhythms, swing, and individual musical expression
R.I.P. David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Soul Ballads by David Clayton-Thomas (Mar 31, 2015) Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter David...
Twin Cities Jazz Fest at Mears Park (June 20, 2026)
It was time to go and weather-wise it couldn’t have been a more perfect day...
Inara George at the Dakota (June 10, 2026)
Inara George at Dakota Jazz Club (June 10, 2026) We are big fans of those...
R.I.P. Sonny Rollins
Read more Musicians Who Died R.I.P. Sonny Rollins R.I.P. ‘Saxophone Colossus’- Tenor sax legend, often...
Jazz Note #25 – Have a Birthday – Miles Davis
Explore More ■ Miles DavisMiles Davis was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer. He is...
Jacksonville Jazz Festival: Nile Rodgers & CHIC at Ford on Bay (May 24, 2026)
Nile Rodger Setlist Le Freak Everybody Dance Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) I Want...
Jacksonville Jazz Festival: Andra Day at Ford on Bay (May 23, 2026)
Explore More ■ Jacksonville Jazz Festival The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is an annual music festival...
Jacksonville Jazz Festival: Parliament Funkadelic feat. George Clinton at Ford on Bay (May 22, 2026)
Explore More ■ Jacksonville Jazz Festival The Jacksonville Jazz Festival is an annual music festival...
Jazz Fest After Dark: Amy Amy Amy at Albatross, Jacksonville (May 22, 2026)
Amy Amy Amy Setlist — Set A — Stronger Than Me Know You Now F**k...
Boney James at Florida Theatre, Jacksonville (April 30, 2026)
Boney James Setlist Contact Into the Blue Slide Slow Burn After the Rain Butterfly (Herbie...
Jax: May 22 to May 26, 2026
Here are some shows, taking place in Jacksonville and nearby cities, from May 22 to...
Jazz Note #24 – Have Fun
It was a quick recording session (Aug 17, 1964) for a quick release (Sept,...
Music in Movies – Feeling Good
The approaching 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo helped create a rather unusual art project:...
These are the Daves I know
Dedicated to Dave seeing another Dave, doing “Dave Things”… I present to you, These Are...
Jazz Note #23 – Make a Debut
In 1938 there was no music more popular than Swing, and the man leading...
Best of the Fest: All that Jazz
Read more Best of the Fest. Jacksonville Jazz Festival (May 22-24, 2026) Jacksonville Jazz...
Jazz Note #22 – Evolve
When Miles Davis was about to step on stage at Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln...
Dance Your Brass Off – Mardi Gras Celebration at Turf Club (February 17, 2026)
A Mardi Gras celebration at Turf Club with three great brass bands? Count me luckily in to a very fun evening.
Our Neighbor: A Benefit Concert at The Dakota (February 12, 2026)
Our Neighbor: A Benefit Concert held at The Dakota was truly that, with an actual cavalcade of Twin Cities musicians, centered by The New Standards, playing songs of protest and raising money for local charities fighting for our neighbors who are under attack.
Now Streaming: Our Neighbor – A Benefit Concert
Our Neighbor: A Benefit Concert (Feb 12, 2026) Our Neighbor: A Benefit Concert is happening...
Jazz Note #21 – Old Soul
For someone so young (25) Samara Joy has already accomplished what many take a lifetime...
Every cancellation at the Trump Center
Trump Kennedy Center John F Kennedy said in a speech on October 26, 1963: If...
Jazz Note #20 – Make a Christmas Album
It seems a requirement for a musical artist to produce a Christmas Album: Bing Crosby...
Boney James at The Dakota (November 22, 2025)
Boney James at The Dakota (November 23, 2025) Boney James Setlist Contact Into the...
Alune Wade at The Cedar Cultural Center (November 19, 2025)
Alune Wade at Cedar Cultural Center (Nov 19, 2025) If the birth of jazz started...
Bologna Jazz Festival: corto.alto at Locomotiv Club, Bologna (October 24, 2025)
Corto.Alto at Locomotiv Club Bologna (Oct 24, 2025) We’re recovering from our Rocktober coverage (and...
We♥KC! November 4-6, 2025 Upcoming concerts / shows (Kansas City, MO / Lawrence, KS metro)
read more Kansas City Music Guide archives / read more Lawrence, KS archives November 4-6,...
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers’ Strasbourg 82
Today is jazz drummer Art Blakey’s birthday, and to celebrate Gearbox Records is releasing Strasbourg...
GoGo Penguin at Fine Line, Minneapolis (October 7, 2025)
Manchester trio GoGo Penguin brought their intricate, guitar-free blend of jazz and electronica to the Fine Line. Surrounded by keyboards, laptops, and acoustic drums, they delivered dizzying polyrhythms and luminous tension. Bassist Nick Blacka anchored the chaos.