Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are proudly open this March with a full slate of nightly performances! Come celebrate the holidays with us! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch The Boss Baritones, Frankie Moreno, John Pizzarelli, Eyal Vilner Big Band, Elizabeth Gillies, Anat Cohen Quartet, Ricky Alexander: Album Release “Ragology”, Miss Maybell & Her Ragtime … Read More
Lauded arranger and pianist Ben Markley releases Tuesday Morning Feeling, an album presenting his original music and celebrating the big band as a conduit for both composer and performer – out May 1, 2026 via OA2 Records Pianist and arranger Ben Markley is rightly heralded as one of the top contemporary big band writers, applauded … Read More
CHAMPIAN FULTON MARKS HER 20TH ALBUM WITH HOUSE PARTY, A LIVE NEW YORK CELEBRATION RECORDED AMONG FRIENDS AT TURTLE BAY HEADQUARTERS FEATURING HER LONGTIME TRIO WITH HIDE TANAKA ON BASS AND FUKUSHI TAINAKA ON DRUMS, WITH SPECIAL GUESTS KLAS LINDQUIST ON ALTO SAXOPHONE AND CORY WEEDS ON TENOR SAXOPHONE OUT APRIL 10 VIA TURTLE BAY … Read More
BALTIMORE MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST WARREN WOLF ANNOUNCES SMOOVE VIBES, A GROOVE-DRIVEN JAZZ ALBUM RECORDED PRIMARILY IN HIS HOME BASEMENT FEATURING BRENT BIRCKHEAD, ELAN TROUTMAN, TERENCE CUNNINGHAM, BRANDON LANE, AND IMANI-GRACE COOPER OUT APRIL 24 SMOOVE VIBES is the new album by Baltimore-born vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf, whose work over the past two decades has placed the … Read More
Legendary Drummer Peter Erskine Announces Peregrine, A Sublime Tribute to Analog Sound & Musical Legacy Recorded at Chicago’s Historic Reelsounds Studio, Peregrine features the Grammy winning drummer alongside Grammy nominees Alan Pasqua & Scott Colley – out April 10, 2026 on Hard Wag Records 2x GRAMMY winner and drumming icon Peter Erskine is proud to announce … Read More
Jazz Forum Arts Announces Historic Leadership Transition Founder Mark Morganelli and Chief Operating Officer Ellen Prior will retire after 40 years at the helm of Jazz Forum Arts The Board of Directors of Westchester County’s premier nonprofit jazz organization, Jazz Forum Arts (JFA), has announced its first-ever leadership transition. JFA will usher in a new era … Read More
Multi – GRAMMY® Winning Trumpeter-Composer Brian Lynch Salutes Legendary Saxophonist Charles McPherson on Torch Bearers, releasing March 6 via Hollistic MusicWorks Hollistic MusicWorks is pleased to announce the March 6, 2026 release of trumpet master Brian Lynch album Torch Bearers, a landmark recording featuring the legendary alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, with an all-star cast of … Read More
Jesse Davis Channels a Lifetime of Bebop and Blues on Reflections, out April 3, 2026 via Cellar Music Group Cellar Music Group is proud to announce the April 3, 2026 release of Reflections, a new recording from acclaimed alto saxophonist Jesse Davis, and the latest installment in the SmallsLIVE Living Masters Series. A follow-up to … Read More
GRAMMY® Nominated Vocalist Catherine Russell Announces Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center, out April 24, 2026 via Dot Time Records Captured at the Appel Room, Russell’s First Live Album Celebrates Historic Jazz and Blues Repertoire With Special Guest Tap Dancer Michela Marino Lerman “One of jazz’s most celebrated vocalists…a dogged song sleuth with a vast … Read More
Charlie Rosen, Bryan Carter and Matthew Whitaker Win GRAMMY® Award For “Super Mario Praise Break” The 8-Bit Big Band Collaborators Take Home Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella at 68th GRAMMY® Awards On February 1, 2026, Charlie Rosen, Bryan Carter, and Matthew Whitaker won the GRAMMY® Award for ‘Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella’ for … Read More
