Category contemporary jazz

album cover and photos of Lakecia Benjamin We Dream; photos by Elizabeth Leitzell

Lakecia Benjamin: Finding the Light with We Dream

Lakecia Benjamin’s latest studio project, We Dream, feels less like a standard album release and more like a necessary pivot. As the world feels increasingly heavy, Benjamin is using this record to shift her focus toward something intentional. “It felt…

2026 Next Jazz Legacy cohort, clockwise from top left: Devon Gates, Alden Hellmuth, Destiny "Lé Queen" Diggs, Lily Finnegan, Sequoia “REDWOOD” Snyder, Siya Charles, Allison Philips

Next Jazz Legacy 2026

The future of jazz is always unfolding, and programs like Next Jazz Legacy are helping make sure the next generation of artists has the support and mentorship they need to thrive. New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz…

ContemporaryJazz.com 30th Anniversary

30 Years of ContemporaryJazz.com!

I launched this site, ContemporaryJazz.com, on January 13, 1996. Hard to believe it’s been 30 years! I had, and still have, a love of technology, a love of communicating and sharing, and a love of the music. I was born…