”It’s about what I feel.” Wolff was feeling jazz – the tradition that has nurtured him and the spirit of adventure that keeps moving the music forward – when he cut Joe’s Strut, his new disc scheduled ...

Newcomer Ezra Weiss, a pianist/composer, comes out of the gates blazing on this sextet recording. "Symmetrics," a swinging hard energy run, brings Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers to mind. Each ...

Vibrant harmonies and spontaneous improv solos filled the air on Friday, Sept. 29, as hundreds of people gathered in western Massachusetts to celebrate the uniqueness of the Northampton Jazz Festival.

Making his first-ever appearance in Northampton, 85-year-old world-class bassist and cellist since the 1960s, Ron Carter, will headline the two-day Northampton Jazz Festival which kicks off Friday ...

(MASS APPEAL) – The 12th annual Northampton Jazz Festival kicks off, as they always do, in grand fashion this Friday night and features nearly 20 performances across two jam packed days. And this year ...