Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes

Latin jazz is back for next year's Grammy categories, thanks in large measure to the efforts of New York-based drummer Bobby Sanabria wh...

Last night was Eric Jackson’s final weeknight broadcast and tonight brings Steve Schwartz’s final broadcast as WGBH-FM in Boston retools (de...

An interesting conversation developed the other day at the weekly jazz musicians’ brunch in Sarasota FL, which has been an off-the-gig inf...

Taking a closer look at new CDs from La Lucha, The Black Butterflies and The ABC & D of Boogie Woogie....

Horace Silver and Sonny Rollins topped the winners list at the Jazz Journalists Association’s 2012 Jazz Awards gala on Thursday at the Blue ...

I expect the protests to start rapidly, accompanied by a severe fall off in the checks and pledges that fund Boston's premier public rad...

Taking a closer look at new CDs from Ryan Truesdell and Bill Evans....

Today’s the first day of issue in the United States and France for a pair of postage stamps being issued to honor jazz great Miles Davis and...

Yes, boys and girls, there is value in being the skunk at the lawn party. We saw proof of it yesterday. The Recording Academy has made a...

Every once in a while, it is good to revisit the earliest  jazz piano styles to reinforce one's appreciation for the bedrock upon whic...

Taking a closer look at new CDs from Louise Van Aarsen, Lisa Hilton, Hailey Niswanger and Jared Gold....

Renee Rosnes Pianist Renee Rosnes has developed quite a musical family since arriving on the New York jazz scene from Canada 25 years ag...

The formal concert scene pretty much dries up in southwest Florida once most of the snowbirds have begun their return to northern climates. ...

I’m a sucker for a good mystery. I’ve pretty much devoured the outpouring of crime-related   fictional works by Sue Grafton, J. A. Jance, an...

The Montreal International Jazz Festival  has announced the award winners that it will honor this summer for their exceptional contributio...

Taking a closer look at new CDs from Kat Edmonson, Louis Armstrong, Shawnn Monteiro and Tony Monaco...

S é rgio Mendes The Punta Gorda Wine & Jazz Festival , a local Chamber of Commerce production with a loyal following from near and...

Frank Ascone Drummer Al Hixon wound up the 22nd season of his Monday night jazz jams last night at 15 South  on Sarasota's St. Arman...

Tanglewood is celebrating its 75 th season as summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But t he summer season just won’t be the same ...

The South County Jazz Club's jam session on Tueday nights at Valenti's Allegro Bistro in Venice FL is always a treat, and the reason...

Naysayers who claim jazz is dead or dying will find a lot of contrarians today at Congo Square in New Orleans and the United Nations Headqua...

For 32 years, the Montreal International Jazz Festival team has been showing the world how to produce a music festival that is filled with ...

The South County Jazz Club concluded its 2011-12 concert season this afternoon with a concert spotlighting cabaret singer Kitt Moran, who ha...

George Wein How do you ensure the granddaddy of jazz festivals will be around for a long time? Producer George Wein has been running the...

The Southwest Florida music community rallied on Sunday to support pianist Michael Royal and his wife Julie with an event that brought toget...

I never had a brother by blood and missed out on all of those brotherly things that happen in families. Thanks to jazz, I developed brother...

There’s an event scheduled Sunday, April 15 that should be top of mind for anyone in the jazz community near or far who has enjoyed hearing...

 Dr. John There may be no better way to open the Newport Jazz Festival than what founding producer George Wein is doing this summer. ...

A closer look at new CDs by Esparanza Spalding, Omar Sosa and Paolo Fresu, Edmar Castaneda and Stacey Kent....

 Billy Marcus Billy Marcus has been a fixture on the Florida jazz scene for more than 30 years. After an extensive club reign in...

Just three weeks into its new home the South County Jazz Club's Tuesday night jam session feels fully entrenchedat Valenti's Alleg...

 Dick Reynolds and Ira Sullivan Multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan cut his jazz teeth on the vibrant jazz scene in Chicago in the 195...

A look at new CDs from Lynne Arriale, Jeff Hamilton and Jonny King....

Jake Pinto does spring break a bit differently than most of his college peers. He headed home fro m New York University to Sarasota FL fo...

Dave Pruyn brought his Jazz Legacy Big Band to Port Charlotte FL last night for a concert that revealed the all-around excellence of the...

Founding producer George George Wein today announced the lineup for the Saturday and Sunday programs of the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival on Au...

Saxophonist Ron Drischel, whose main axe is the tenor, has a brawny style and a robust tone th at serve him well. He put them to good use Th...

Just wanted to share a photo from Tuesday night's South County Jazz Club jam session at Snook Haven, where there's been jazz every T...

I’m a big fan of jazz CDs that have the Hammond B3 at the heart of the action. The leader doesn’t have to be the organist for the recording ...

I spent much of President’s Day Weekend covering the seventh annual Punta Gorda (FL) Wine & Jazz Festival for JazzTimes.com . The main e...