Category contemporary jazz

All-Star Celebration for Chick Corea includes Elektric Band

This event has been rescheduled. The post has been updated. Jazz at Lincoln Center will honor the music and legacy of late legend Chick Corea on April 15 and 16 with “Celebrating Chick Corea“. John Patitucci will direct the concerts, which…

John Hilderbrand
January 5, 2022

Animated versions of Dave Koz, David Benoit, Jonathan Butler, Rick Braun, Peter White, and Richard Elliot

Animated Contemporary Jazz

Looks like Dave Koz published the 2020 livestream of The Greatest Hits of Christmas on Christmas Day 2021. This COVID-affected smooth jazz show has a segment with fun, animated versions of David Benoit, Peter White, Richard Elliot, Rick Braun, Jonathan…

John Hilderbrand
December 28, 2021

Contemporary Jazz Notes: Jarreau, Metheny, Klugh

The late, great Al Jarreau will be immortalized Saturday at the American Jazz Walk of Fame in Kansas City, Mo. Five albums Pat Metheny can’t live without Book Review: Beneath Missouri Skies: Pat Metheny In Kansas City 1964-1972 at AllAboutJazz…

John Hilderbrand
June 30, 2021