The material on The Balance may be new to listeners – including the title track, premiering exclusively below – but it's very familiar to veteran pianist and newly christened NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim on his first new album in five years. "We've been playing this music...
The return of a South African jazz legend; new records redefining the role of the harp within jazz; the debut of a new, boundary-defying ensemble. All this and more on this month’s list of ten albums you need to know about....
Legends including Joshua Redman and Sérgio Mendes are on strong form, but the festival relaxes to allow the dynamism of London’s young jazz scene to shine....
Week of April 8: This week, a premiere from a South African legend, a “country music” kerfuffle continues, and The National keep busy....
The 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim will conduct a master class with Howard University student musicians Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from 12:40–1:40 p.m. inside Howard University’s Childers Recital Hall, located at 2455 6thStreet NW, Washington, D.C. Ibrahim is recipient of a 2019 NEA...
In two settings Sunday evening, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim showed why the NEA designated him a Jazz Master. The evening began with a 1+ meeting between Ibrahim and a theatre filled with young students, peppering him with questions about his career in music. Ibrahim gave a rich...
LUSH LIFE Presents Abdullah Ibrahim Solo Piano Concert 2019 at Kamigamo Shrine. 2019.9.28 (sat) / 29 (sun) 開催決定！詳細は、Facebook, Twitterにて後日あらためてお知らせします。（GW前後予定）...
Free Tickets to the April 15 Tribute Concert Available to Reserve Starting March 7 Washington, DC: The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters – recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz – at a series of free events this...
gearboxrecords huge announcement: The legendary South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim (aka Dollar Brand) has signed to Gearbox. Abdullah has been making music since the 40s, and has collaborated with the likes of Duke Ellington, Don Cherry, and Archie Shepp. A prolific composer, his...
It is a springtime rite of passage eagerly awaited by jazz enthusiasts. The 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced four greats who will join an esteemed group of jazz giants. This year’s honorees are: Stanley Crouch – jazz historian, author, critic, co-founder of...