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The Free Jazz Collective May 26

Sonny Rollins 1930 - 2026

Sonny Rollins Miles Davis Thelonious Monk Ornette Coleman John Coltrane Booker Little Don Cherry

France 24 – Musique May 26

Le saxophoniste Sonny Rollins, dernier "colosse" du jazz, est mort à 95 ans

Magnet Magazine May 25

Happy 102nd Birthday Marshall Allen (Sun Ra)

All About Jazz May 25

DoYeon Kim, Josilemi, Dave Douglas and Alm

DoYeon Kim Dave Douglas Nite Bjuti Florian Chaigne Myra Melford James Brandon Lewis Lutosławski Quartet

All About Jazz May 25

Anthony Garone, Claudio Scolari, Jason Kruk, Mohini Dey, Tom Kennedy, Miles Davis and Chick Corea

Anthony Garone Mohini Dey Tom Kennedy Miles Davis Chick Corea Drift Lab DEZOLVE Three Wise Monkeys

All About Jazz May 24

Keith Jarrett â€“ My Motherâ€™s Favorite Jazz Pianist

Keith Jarrett Thelonious Monk Jan Garbarek Miles Davis Chick Corea

All About Jazz May 23

Jenny Scheinman: Rural Roots Join Eclectic Creativity

Jenny Scheinman Rural Roots Bill Frisell Tony Scherr Kenny Wollesen

Billboard May 22

West Coast Get Down Jazz Trombonist & Kendrick Lamar Collaborator Ryan Porter Dead at 46

Kendrick Lamar West Coast Get Down Ryan Porter Kamasi Washington Thundercat

Stereogum May 22

Jazz Trombonist Ryan Porter Dead At 46

Ryan Porter Kendrick Lamar Kamasi Washington

Magnet Magazine May 21

Happy Birthday Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Joe Henry)

Marc Ribot Tom Waits Elvis Costello John Zorn Joe Henry

All About Jazz May 21

Dave Douglas: Energy Fields

All About Jazz May 21

Mal Wadron, Sam Rivers, Nick Fraser, Meredith Bates, and much more

Sam Rivers Nick Fraser Meredith Bates Irreversible Entanglements Alabaster dePlume Work Money Death Mal Waldron

Pollstar May 20

Montreal Jazz Festival Unveils Additions To Lineup Including Kamasi Washington And The Premiere Of Unreleased John Coltrane Recordings

Kamasi Washington John Coltrane MonoNeon Anaïs Cardot Diana Krall Lucinda Chua

POW Mag May 20

The Optimist: Remembering Ryan Porter

Ryan Porter West Coast Get Down Tony Austin Kamasi Washington Cameron Graves Miles Mosley Kendrick Lamar

All About Jazz May 20

One Night Only: Vinnie Sperrazza with Alex Laurenzi and Solomon Gottfried

Vinnie Sperrazza Blue Moods Charlie Parker Billy Strayhorn John Coltrane Thelonious Monk Bronisław Kaper

NPR Music May 19

Tomeka Reid expands the possibilities of jazz avant garde on 'Dance! Skip! Hop!'

Exclaim! May 19

Colin Stetson and Brìghde Chaimbeul Map Out North American Tour

Colin Stetson Brìghde Chaimbeul

Louder Sound May 19

"Of course it was a drug song. We were stoned when we wrote it!" The story of the psychedelic masterpiece inspired by John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar and a trans-Atlantic aeroplane flight

John Coltrane Ravi Shankar The Byrds The Beatles

All About Jazz May 19

Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli: Lawns

Luciano Biondini Michel Godard Lucas Niggli Kurt Elling Rachel Eckroth Walter Smith III Carla Bley Frank Zappa

All About Jazz May 19

Hélène Duret, Jens Düppe, Jon Irabagon, Louis Matute, Joel Lyssarides

Hélène Duret Jens Düppe Jon Irabagon Louis Matute Ben Allison

The Free Jazz Collective May 26

Sonny Rollins 1930 - 2026

Sonny Rollins Miles Davis Thelonious Monk Ornette Coleman John Coltrane Booker Little Don Cherry

Magnet Magazine May 25

Happy 102nd Birthday Marshall Allen (Sun Ra)

All About Jazz May 25

Anthony Garone, Claudio Scolari, Jason Kruk, Mohini Dey, Tom Kennedy, Miles Davis and Chick Corea

Anthony Garone Mohini Dey Tom Kennedy Miles Davis Chick Corea Drift Lab DEZOLVE Three Wise Monkeys

All About Jazz May 23

Jenny Scheinman: Rural Roots Join Eclectic Creativity

Jenny Scheinman Rural Roots Bill Frisell Tony Scherr Kenny Wollesen

Stereogum May 22

Jazz Trombonist Ryan Porter Dead At 46

Ryan Porter Kendrick Lamar Kamasi Washington

All About Jazz May 21

Dave Douglas: Energy Fields

Pollstar May 20

Montreal Jazz Festival Unveils Additions To Lineup Including Kamasi Washington And The Premiere Of Unreleased John Coltrane Recordings

Kamasi Washington John Coltrane MonoNeon Anaïs Cardot Diana Krall Lucinda Chua

All About Jazz May 20

One Night Only: Vinnie Sperrazza with Alex Laurenzi and Solomon Gottfried

Vinnie Sperrazza Blue Moods Charlie Parker Billy Strayhorn John Coltrane Thelonious Monk Bronisław Kaper

Exclaim! May 19

Colin Stetson and Brìghde Chaimbeul Map Out North American Tour

Colin Stetson Brìghde Chaimbeul

All About Jazz May 19

Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli: Lawns

Luciano Biondini Michel Godard Lucas Niggli Kurt Elling Rachel Eckroth Walter Smith III Carla Bley Frank Zappa

France 24 – Musique May 26

Le saxophoniste Sonny Rollins, dernier "colosse" du jazz, est mort à 95 ans

All About Jazz May 25

DoYeon Kim, Josilemi, Dave Douglas and Alm

DoYeon Kim Dave Douglas Nite Bjuti Florian Chaigne Myra Melford James Brandon Lewis Lutosławski Quartet

All About Jazz May 24

Keith Jarrett â€“ My Motherâ€™s Favorite Jazz Pianist

Keith Jarrett Thelonious Monk Jan Garbarek Miles Davis Chick Corea

Billboard May 22

West Coast Get Down Jazz Trombonist & Kendrick Lamar Collaborator Ryan Porter Dead at 46

Kendrick Lamar West Coast Get Down Ryan Porter Kamasi Washington Thundercat

Magnet Magazine May 21

Happy Birthday Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Joe Henry)

Marc Ribot Tom Waits Elvis Costello John Zorn Joe Henry

All About Jazz May 21

Mal Wadron, Sam Rivers, Nick Fraser, Meredith Bates, and much more

Sam Rivers Nick Fraser Meredith Bates Irreversible Entanglements Alabaster dePlume Work Money Death Mal Waldron

POW Mag May 20

The Optimist: Remembering Ryan Porter

Ryan Porter West Coast Get Down Tony Austin Kamasi Washington Cameron Graves Miles Mosley Kendrick Lamar

NPR Music May 19

Tomeka Reid expands the possibilities of jazz avant garde on 'Dance! Skip! Hop!'

Louder Sound May 19

"Of course it was a drug song. We were stoned when we wrote it!" The story of the psychedelic masterpiece inspired by John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar and a trans-Atlantic aeroplane flight

John Coltrane Ravi Shankar The Byrds The Beatles

All About Jazz May 19

Hélène Duret, Jens Düppe, Jon Irabagon, Louis Matute, Joel Lyssarides

Hélène Duret Jens Düppe Jon Irabagon Louis Matute Ben Allison

Overview

Ben Goldberg is set to release eight albums on August 8, marking a significant output in avant-garde jazz. Meanwhile, 10¹⁷—featuring Colin Stetson, Stian Westerhus, and Erland Dahlen—has unveiled their debut single 'End This Now,' and Bill Frisell and Ambrose Akinmusire are performing at the NoMad Jazz Festival. The John Coltrane Centennial continues with a focus on his formative years alongside Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.

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