https://musicsuey.com/genre/jazz/ Every story MusicSuey has filed under Jazz, newest first. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:47:56 GMT https://musicsuey.com/news/crying-laughing-preview-the-album-talking-with-geese-six/ https://musicsuey.com/news/crying-laughing-preview-the-album-talking-with-geese-six/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:47:56 GMT The Baltimore band's record lands next week on the Hausu Mountain label. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-singer-cassandra-wilson-has-died-at-70/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-singer-cassandra-wilson-has-died-at-70/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:16:44 GMT Her manager said she died at home in Jackson, Mississippi on September 1. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/moses-boyd-sets-october-30-for-his-first-album-in-six-years/ https://musicsuey.com/news/moses-boyd-sets-october-30-for-his-first-album-in-six-years/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:29:18 GMT His first record in six years arrives on Exodus, led by "Criticise" with the London vocalist Amber-Simone. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/all-party-parliamentary-jazz-awards-name-their-2026-nominees/ https://musicsuey.com/news/all-party-parliamentary-jazz-awards-name-their-2026-nominees/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:48:43 GMT Nine of the ten categories were revealed ahead of an October 13 ceremony at World Heart Beat. Awards https://musicsuey.com/news/the-606-club-announces-the-program-for-its-50th-anniversary-festival/ https://musicsuey.com/news/the-606-club-announces-the-program-for-its-50th-anniversary-festival/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:46:33 GMT Jamie Cullum, Julian Joseph, Kyle Eastwood and Liane Carroll are among the names on a two-week bill. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/michael-blake-sets-his-album-halloween-tales-for-25-september/ https://musicsuey.com/news/michael-blake-sets-his-album-halloween-tales-for-25-september/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:19 GMT Gary Versace, Ben Allison and Michael Sarin play a programme of horror themes, Charlie Brown tunes and Ellington, cut in a single day. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/pianist-john-donaldson-releases-new-album-dedicated-to-his-late-wife/ https://musicsuey.com/news/pianist-john-donaldson-releases-new-album-dedicated-to-his-late-wife/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT We Were Together, I Forget the Rest was recorded with an octet including Norma Winstone. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/mads-mathias-returns-to-london-after-eight-years-away/ https://musicsuey.com/news/mads-mathias-returns-to-london-after-eight-years-away/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:38:12 GMT The Danish saxophonist plays PizzaExpress Live on Dean Street on October 3, his first British date since 2018. Tours https://musicsuey.com/news/miguel-zenon-and-luis-perdomo-release-el-arte-del-bolero-vol-3/ https://musicsuey.com/news/miguel-zenon-and-luis-perdomo-release-el-arte-del-bolero-vol-3/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT The duo cut the third volume at Van Gelder Studios after Vol. 2 won a Latin jazz Grammy. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/gretchen-parlato-releases-the-wise-ones-on-edition-records/ https://musicsuey.com/news/gretchen-parlato-releases-the-wise-ones-on-edition-records/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT Her third record for the label was cut in Los Angeles in 2025, with Robert Glasper and Mark Guiliana in the band. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/george-west-a-mainstay-of-britain-volunteer-jazz-clubs-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/george-west-a-mainstay-of-britain-volunteer-jazz-clubs-has-died/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:18:42 GMT UK Jazz News dated his life 1935 to 2026 and published the tribute beside the club's fiftieth anniversary programme. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/resavoir-announce-new-album-above-the-clouds/ https://musicsuey.com/news/resavoir-announce-new-album-above-the-clouds/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:04:26 GMT Trumpeter Will Miller's Chicago jazz ensemble shares '4th Cloud' featuring Gregory Uhlmann. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/dexter-story-announces-new-album-tsom/ https://musicsuey.com/news/dexter-story-announces-new-album-tsom/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:29:08 GMT The LA multi-instrumentalist shares 'Mama,' featuring Sudan Archives and Kamasi Washington. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/james-brandon-lewis-announces-new-red-lily-album-calling-antonin/ https://musicsuey.com/news/james-brandon-lewis-announces-new-red-lily-album-calling-antonin/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:51:21 GMT The saxophonist follows his quartet's Omni with another new record just two months later. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/jazzahead-2027-shares-a-string-of-new-announcements/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jazzahead-2027-shares-a-string-of-new-announcements/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:32:05 GMT The 21st edition adds a new Asia Pacific focus and names the Baltic states as 2027 partner. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/swansea-international-jazz-festival-2026-gears-up-for-autumn-dates/ https://musicsuey.com/news/swansea-international-jazz-festival-2026-gears-up-for-autumn-dates/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:55:00 GMT The annual festival returns to venues across the city September 3-6. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/programme-announced-for-third-posk-festival-of-jazz-voice/ https://musicsuey.com/news/programme-announced-for-third-posk-festival-of-jazz-voice/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:57:18 GMT The two-day event runs October 2-3 at Jazz Cafe Posk in Hammersmith. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/roberta-flacks-the-montreux-years-spans-37-years-of-performances/ https://musicsuey.com/news/roberta-flacks-the-montreux-years-spans-37-years-of-performances/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:08:44 GMT The archival set draws on five Montreux concerts, released after her 2025 death. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/aberdeens-jazz-at-the-blue-lamp-promotion-announces-a-name-change/ https://musicsuey.com/news/aberdeens-jazz-at-the-blue-lamp-promotion-announces-a-name-change/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:23:02 GMT The volunteer-run promotion moved from the shuttered Blue Lamp to the Rusty Nail on Rosemount Viaduct and is now called Jazz in the Granite City. Business https://musicsuey.com/news/corto-alto-and-jacob-alon-combine-on-new-song-noblehill/ https://musicsuey.com/news/corto-alto-and-jacob-alon-combine-on-new-song-noblehill/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:56:18 GMT It previews corto.alto's new album "SOME SMALL FORTUNE," which also features Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/la-musicians-organize-their-own-jazz-event-after-the-official-festival-falls-apart/ https://musicsuey.com/news/la-musicians-organize-their-own-jazz-event-after-the-official-festival-falls-apart/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT Local acts staged an underground pop-up called Can't Cancel Jazz instead. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/ignasi-terraza-releases-live-album-from-his-palau-de-la-musica-tribute-concert/ https://musicsuey.com/news/ignasi-terraza-releases-live-album-from-his-palau-de-la-musica-tribute-concert/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:05:08 GMT The recording, applause left in, documents a June 2025 concert honoring the blind Catalan pianist's four-decade career. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/newcastle-festival-of-jazz-and-improvised-music-previews-its-2026-edition/ https://musicsuey.com/news/newcastle-festival-of-jazz-and-improvised-music-previews-its-2026-edition/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:08:04 GMT UK Jazz News calls the festival's focus on experimental, improvised playing unique among UK jazz events. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/claudia-acuna-releases-new-album-ave-de-luz/ https://musicsuey.com/news/claudia-acuna-releases-new-album-ave-de-luz/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:46:44 GMT She told UK Jazz News the record puts her native country's traditions at the center for the first time. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-pianist-terence-collie-sets-a-21-august-release-for-dna/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-pianist-terence-collie-sets-a-21-august-release-for-dna/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:17:41 GMT Collie traces his family's move from Scotland to the Seychelles across the record, made with a string trio and percussion for the first time. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/darius-brubeck-documentary-screens-in-september-at-the-phoenix-cinema/ https://musicsuey.com/news/darius-brubeck-documentary-screens-in-september-at-the-phoenix-cinema/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:02:26 GMT Mark Kermode will host a live Q and A with Brubeck and director Michiel ten Kleij after the film. Business https://musicsuey.com/news/sandra-king-british-jazz-singer-heard-across-europe-has-died-at-75/ https://musicsuey.com/news/sandra-king-british-jazz-singer-heard-across-europe-has-died-at-75/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:07:52 GMT JazzTimes says her singing reached jazz radio listeners in several European countries from 1969 into the late 1990s. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/joseph-tawadros-and-drummer-jack-dejohnette-recorded-conversations-with-jack/ https://musicsuey.com/news/joseph-tawadros-and-drummer-jack-dejohnette-recorded-conversations-with-jack/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:54:20 GMT UK Jazz News says the two cut the record across two days with nothing worked out in advance. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/jazztimes-says-musician-pritesh-walia-was-jailed-and-then-released/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jazztimes-says-musician-pritesh-walia-was-jailed-and-then-released/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:50:19 GMT An editor's note added to the outlet's original piece says he is no longer in custody, though the case is not considered over. Legal https://musicsuey.com/news/boney-james-brings-in-ledisi-on-i-belong-to-you/ https://musicsuey.com/news/boney-james-brings-in-ledisi-on-i-belong-to-you/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:07:00 GMT The track previews his coming album, A Simple Man, due in early October. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/martin-speake-big-band-release-hidden-vision-arranged-by-charlie-rees/ https://musicsuey.com/news/martin-speake-big-band-release-hidden-vision-arranged-by-charlie-rees/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:46:27 GMT UK Jazz News praised the ensemble's playing across all seven reworked pieces. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/park-stickney-and-matthias-bublath-take-a-duo-that-started-in-cuba-to-munich/ https://musicsuey.com/news/park-stickney-and-matthias-bublath-take-a-duo-that-started-in-cuba-to-munich/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT Their Munich debut fell on the evening of a solar eclipse. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/jon-batiste-cancels-a-connecticut-festival-appearance-and-other-concerts/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jon-batiste-cancels-a-connecticut-festival-appearance-and-other-concerts/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:58:48 GMT He cited undisclosed "personal circumstances" in a statement shared by the Westville Music Bowl. Business https://musicsuey.com/news/jon-batiste-releases-three-new-albums-honoring-mozart-and-thelonious-monk/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jon-batiste-releases-three-new-albums-honoring-mozart-and-thelonious-monk/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:44:40 GMT One tribute goes to Mozart and two to Thelonious Monk. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/vortex-jazz-club-sets-a-september-14-concert-for-estelle-kokot/ https://musicsuey.com/news/vortex-jazz-club-sets-a-september-14-concert-for-estelle-kokot/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:12:51 GMT She played the London venue for decades before her death earlier this year. Tours https://musicsuey.com/news/publiquartet-releases-new-album-rhythm-nation/ https://musicsuey.com/news/publiquartet-releases-new-album-rhythm-nation/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:33:01 GMT The New York string quartet's record spans West African, Venezuelan, jazz and Janet Jackson influences. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/norwegian-saxophonist-led-group-moster-release-new-album-bolts/ https://musicsuey.com/news/norwegian-saxophonist-led-group-moster-release-new-album-bolts/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMT The Norwegian quartet's closing track, "Bearings," carries an unexpected feel of Black Sabbath. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/isaiah-collier-releases-new-single-joy/ https://musicsuey.com/news/isaiah-collier-releases-new-single-joy/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:20:00 GMT The track is the title cut from Collier's forthcoming EP of the same name, out via SoulTracks' First Listen series. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/seth-macfarlane-turns-from-sinatra-songs-to-the-muppets/ https://musicsuey.com/news/seth-macfarlane-turns-from-sinatra-songs-to-the-muppets/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:15:50 GMT Seth MacFarlane Sings the Muppets arrives September 18, built from orchestral arrangements in the style of Nelson Riddle and Billy May. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/florian-arbenz-organ-trio-lines-up-a-september-tour-of-europe/ https://musicsuey.com/news/florian-arbenz-organ-trio-lines-up-a-september-tour-of-europe/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:33:25 GMT The trio, with saxophonist Chris Cheek and organist Arno Krijger, opens 15 September at PizzaExpress Live in Soho and runs through six countries. Tours https://musicsuey.com/news/nicolas-meier-world-group-release-new-album-elysian-drift/ https://musicsuey.com/news/nicolas-meier-world-group-release-new-album-elysian-drift/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT The sextet's cover art, painted by Meier's wife, maps the places that shaped it. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/blue-note-opens-a-london-club-on-23-september/ https://musicsuey.com/news/blue-note-opens-a-london-club-on-23-september/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:26:00 GMT Robert Glasper headlines the Covent Garden opening, on the centenary of John Coltrane's birth. Business https://musicsuey.com/news/ronnie-scotts-jazz-orchestra-returns-to-battersea-park-on-31-august/ https://musicsuey.com/news/ronnie-scotts-jazz-orchestra-returns-to-battersea-park-on-31-august/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:13:37 GMT The bank holiday bill also includes a South Africa-themed day and an Amy Winehouse tribute set marking 20 years since Back to Black. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/dinner-party-return-with-another-short-set-of-songs/ https://musicsuey.com/news/dinner-party-return-with-another-short-set-of-songs/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMT SPIN says Whatchu Bringing? is consistent and soulful, if a little too comfortable. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/bklyn-jazz-festival-falls-too-jazztimes-reports/ https://musicsuey.com/news/bklyn-jazz-festival-falls-too-jazztimes-reports/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:36:45 GMT JazzTimes points to a lack of executed contracts behind both scrapped debuts. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/la-jazz-festival-is-cancelled-with-john-legend-and-janelle-monae-billed/ https://musicsuey.com/news/la-jazz-festival-is-cancelled-with-john-legend-and-janelle-monae-billed/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:08:31 GMT Ezra Collective and Raphael Saadiq were also on the bill for the axed festival, NME reports. Festivals https://musicsuey.com/news/the-spitz-returns-to-old-spitalfields-market-for-two-anniversary-sessions/ https://musicsuey.com/news/the-spitz-returns-to-old-spitalfields-market-for-two-anniversary-sessions/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT Two free sessions in August and September mark three decades since it opened. Business https://musicsuey.com/news/a-long-lost-fred-hersch-recording-with-mick-goodrick-surfaces-on-ecm/ https://musicsuey.com/news/a-long-lost-fred-hersch-recording-with-mick-goodrick-surfaces-on-ecm/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:13:32 GMT Goodrick, who died in 2022, is heard alongside Hersch on the old-and-new release, JazzTimes reports. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/the-steve-nelson-quartet-play-pizza-express-soho-on-september-3/ https://musicsuey.com/news/the-steve-nelson-quartet-play-pizza-express-soho-on-september-3/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:02:53 GMT Joris Teepe plays bass and Darren Beckett drums, with pianist Barry Green joining for the September 3 date. Tours https://musicsuey.com/news/jason-moran-releases-jason-moran-plays-duke-ellington/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jason-moran-releases-jason-moran-plays-duke-ellington/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:49:33 GMT The solo piano record is denser and grittier than Ellington's own orchestral versions. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/bill-oddie-who-wrote-the-music-for-the-goodies-has-died/ https://musicsuey.com/news/bill-oddie-who-wrote-the-music-for-the-goodies-has-died/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:18:13 GMT Neighbor and guitarist John Etheridge recalls him singing at their local street festival. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/satoko-fujii-releases-the-first-of-at-least-five-orchestral-albums-for-2026/ https://musicsuey.com/news/satoko-fujii-releases-the-first-of-at-least-five-orchestral-albums-for-2026/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:45:00 GMT Producer Wolfgang Gross found the 2014 tape sitting undiscovered in his own archive. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/james-acaster-starts-a-band-and-shares-a-single-with-bc-camplight/ https://musicsuey.com/news/james-acaster-starts-a-band-and-shares-a-single-with-bc-camplight/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:07 GMT Zacuti features BC Camplight, and the project has been 20 years in the making. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/nigel-price-books-a-20-date-grassroots-tour-for-2026/ https://musicsuey.com/news/nigel-price-books-a-20-date-grassroots-tour-for-2026/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:46:19 GMT Seven of the shows are a duo with the Czech guitarist Libor Smoldas. Tours https://musicsuey.com/news/domi-and-jd-beck-release-second-album-who-asked/ https://musicsuey.com/news/domi-and-jd-beck-release-second-album-who-asked/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:49:26 GMT The keys-and-drums duo tell NPR they still second-guess themselves daily, even after praise from Anderson .Paak and Herbie Hancock. Releases https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-saxophonist-plas-johnson-dies-at-94/ https://musicsuey.com/news/jazz-saxophonist-plas-johnson-dies-at-94/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:41:53 GMT The session musician backed Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Marvin Gaye across a decades-long Los Angeles career. Obituary https://musicsuey.com/news/arturo-sandoval-releases-new-album-sangu/ https://musicsuey.com/news/arturo-sandoval-releases-new-album-sangu/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:56:22 GMT The trumpeter served three months in a Cuban jail for tuning into jazz radio before defecting in 1990. Releases