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Whatever else you call Herbie Hancock — jazz-piano paragon, funk-fusion pioneer, Afro-Futurist, humanitarian, sage — you’d have to agree on “moving…
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International Jazz Day culminated in an All-Star Global Concert, held this year at Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia. Watch the concert webcast archive…
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Tom Oren, a 24-year-old pianist from Tel Aviv, Israel, has won the 2018 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition.He was awarded first prize at a…
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Kris Davis and Craig Taborn, "Love in Outer…
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There’s an emblematic photograph of Herbie Hancock on the back cover of his album Sunlight, which he began recording 40 years ago this month. He’s…
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HAVANA, Cuba — Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba sat at a pair of grand pianos on Sunday night at the Gran Teatro de la Habana Alicia Alonzo, during the…
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This week, Take Five is all about duos: from all-star summit meetings, like the one pictured above, to collaborative new partnerships like the Upstate…
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"Long Tall" Dexter Gordon is one of the best known and significant musicians on his instrument: he was one of the first tenor saxophonists to adopt the…
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Ron Carter, Lionel Loueke and BADBADNOTGOOD also share their go-to Hancock recordings.